By KETRA KALUNGABEREAVED families have been to bury their relatives who die from Covid-19 within 24 hours to create space in mortuaries in Lusaka.Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Elias Kamanga, said families should work towards burying their deceased relatives within 24 hours as mortuaries were full.Mr Kamanga said the increased number of people dying of the pandemic in Lusaka had outstripped the capacity of mortuaries which were already at 100 percent full.He said in an interview that the province risks having a situation where there would be no mortuary space if the provincial administration does not come up with the means of disposing of the bodies within 24 hours.Mr Kamanga said the province already has a number of hospitals with mortuaries that are full hence the need for the public to consider the government’s appeal.“We appeal to our people to ensure that every time we have a fatality, the body of our beloved is disposed of […]
BURY COVID-19 VICTIMS WITHIN 24 HOURS, PLEADS GOVT
