DESPITE the ban on illegal gatherings in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak which has so far claimed two lives some Zambians have sadly continued defying this directive and other health measures to prevent further spread of the virus.One just needs to go round Lusaka’s high density residential areas to prove this fact. Many people in these areas have continued going about their daily lives, very much oblivious to threats of the coronavirus.Groups of youths can still be seen mingling or drinking while children playing soccer and people plying their merchandise without observing social distancing, sanitising and other health measures are common sights.In markets, congestion remains rife while traders have continued defying prescribed Covid-19 measures by selling food and other items under unhygienic conditions.Even those attempting to uphold the measures to prevent the spread of the virus in these facilities are not strictly doing so given the unsanitary conditions under which they are operating from.Either […]
DEFYING COVID-19 MEASURES
