By SANFROSSA MANYINDA and KALOBWE BWALYAANY private health facility that would be found keeping in admission suspected Covid-19 patients would be held responsible for the late referral, Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has warned.Dr Chilufya has since appealed to the general public to seek medical attention from designated Covid -19 isolation health facilities.Dr Chilufya also expressed concern that some bar owners were abrogating the stipulated operating hours, with some operating until 05:00 hours.Speaking during the Covid-19 update in Lusaka yesterday, Dr Chilufya said although the county has continued to record low cases of Covid-19, the disease severity among the patients continued to be worrying especially for those with underlying conditions.Meanwhile, the minister sounded a warning to private health facilities that were admitting Covid-19 suspected patients.He said that such institutions would be held responsible for Covid-19 deaths that may occur in their facilities.“We have in our facilities two very sick patients who were referred from private health […]
Chilufya warns private hospitals
