By SANFROSSA MANYINDATHE overall covid-19 positivity for the week has dropped further to 2.9 per cent compared to 3.2 per cent in the previous week, indicating reduced community transmission of the virus.Health Minister, Jonas Chanda, therefore said it was encouraging that the country had continued to receive tremendous support from the Global Fund and the World Bank to invest in among others the oxygen supplies and plants.Dr Chanda said in the spirit of transparency and accountability, the country had also previously declared additional resources pledged towards the covid-19 response, including the $1.3million received under the World Bank, as well as the $373,000 currently in use, received under the COVAX Facility through the WHO, UNICEF and CIDRZ.“We continue to take full advantage of these resources to strengthen our capacity and response activities across the country.“Despite the global procurement challenges, our logistics teams have been working tirelessly to ensure commodity security in the country.We encourage all staff […]
Covid-19 cases drop to 2.9 percent
