Sat, 30 Dec 2017 13:03:23 +0000 PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has called for the immediate ban of street vending and closure of Soweto and other affected markets to stop the spread of cholera. And the President has engaged the military in enforcing and maintaining sanitation in Lusaka. Special Assistant to the President for press and public relations, Amos Chanda announced at a joint press brefing with the Ministry of Health and Local Government in Lusaka yesterday that the President has directed all the three wings of the defence forces to join the Ministry of Health and Lusaka City Council in escalated efforts to contain the spread of cholera in the city. President Lungu has reviewed the ongoing interventions led by the Ministry of Health and Lusaka City Council and came to the conclusion that emergency steps need to be taken to stem the tide of the epidemic which has now spread to new areas outside the […]
