COVID-19: MOH EXPLAINS DELAYED RESULTS

By Mary Mwiinga:

The Ministry of Health says the delay in releasing results for Covid-19 is due to inadequate testing logistics and technology, caused by high demand globally.

Ministry of health Permanent Secretary in Charge of Administration Kakulubelwa Mulalelo however says government will work with cooperating partners to remedy the situation.

The Ministry of health Permanent Secretary also said government will ensure rational use of available resources because there is no production in Zambia and Africa for test reagents.

Ms. Mulalelo told Journalists during the routine Covid-19 update in Lusaka today that Zambia has recorded five Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours.

She said four of the deaths were brought in dead while one of the deaths was a patient at levy Mwanawasa Isolation centre.

Ms. Mulalelo said 40 patients are on oxygen support, of which five are in the intensive care unit.

The number includes Three health care workers who were screened in Lusaka.

Ms. Mulalelo said Zambia has recorded one hundred and nineteen cases in the last 24 hours.

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