By PRISCA LUMINGU and ADRIAN MWANZAHERE is no evidence to show that Covid-19 patients died as a result of being put on faulty ventilators, the Ministry of Health has said.Both Permanent Secretary for Administration, Dr George Magwande and Infectious Disease and Internal Medicines Specialist, Professor Lloyd Mulenga, have explained.Prof Mulenga said it was a very well-known fact worldwide that if a Covid-19 patient is put on a ventilator, it meant that the patient had severe disease and chances of surviving were slim.“It is a very wel- known fact worldwide that if a person has Covid and you put them on a ventilator, it means they have severe disease and they die because of severe disease. They are not dying because of a ventilator, they die because they are very sick,” Prof Mulenga explained.Prof Mulenga said he did not have any information on any individual who had died because of a faulty ventilator.He said the chances […]
‘NO COVID PATIENT DIED DUE TO FAULTY VENTILATORS’
