By SIMON MUNTEMBATWO people who had recently recovered from Covid-19 have been re-infected, Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya has disclosed.This is barely 24 hours after Dr Chilufya cautioned the Covid-19 survivors against laxity in adhering to preventive guidelines against the pandemic or risk being re-infected.The minister on Friday warned that there was evidence of re-infection among people who have recovered from Covid-19 because they were not immune to the pandemic.Speaking during the routine update on Covid-19 yesterday, Dr Chilufya announced that the country had for the first time recorded 2 cases of re-infection of the virus since the outbreak of the pandemic.He said the continued cumulative figures of confirmed Covid-19 was due to abrogation of preventive measures by the public.The minister further announced that 70 new cases of covid-19 were recorded in the last 24 hours, while 96 were discharged from the health facilities.Dr Chilufya said 45 patients were still admitted in various isolation centers […]
Two coronavirus survivors re-infected
