Covid’s grip on Rehoboth worries Shangula

JEMIMA BEUKES



WINDHOEK

The situation in Rehoboth - where more than 60 Covid-19 cases and one death have been recorded in a week - is threatening to spiral out of control and has prompted the health ministry to intervene.

Recording the highest number of Covid-19 cases on Monday – 18, four more than the previous day – Rehoboth has been leading the country’s coronavirus updates for the last five days.

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday told Namibian Sun that he is “terribly worried” about the situation at the town.

“All those cases emanated from one single funeral. We have a plan for Rehoboth, which we have discussed with my technical team this morning. We are devising a programme,” he said.

Clustered infections

“I am very worried about Rehoboth, that is the only place in the whole country where you have clustered infections of Covid-19,” Shangula said.

The minister is, however, confident that the ministry can manage the situation to prevent it from getting out of hand and spreading to other places.

“There are already some activities that are going on there. I tasked my team this morning to ensure an elaborate plan is worked out, which may include - but is not limited to - mapping the geographical spread of the Covid-19 cases and to attend to those immediately,” he said.

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