By SANFROSSA MANYINDATHE Chililabombwe Municipal Council dispersed a huge funeral gathering in a crackdown against people flouting covid-19 preventive measures.The huge gathering witnessed in the border town of the Copperbelt was against the Covid-19 health guidelines of restricting the number of people to 50 mourners or less.A team of Public Health inspectors swung into action and dispersed the gathering that assembled during the long weekend despite knowing that the deceased died of Covid-19.The local authority has therefore advised families to only allow close relatives to attend funeral proceedings to avoid putting people at risk of contracting Covid-19.The council has observed that overcrowding at funeral gatherings was posing a challenge in efforts aimed at preventing the further spread of Covid-19. Council Director of Public Health, Gift Sakanyi, said the local authority had noticed with great concern the large gatherings at funerals despite the rise in the cases of the pandemic. He said the local authority was […]
DEFIANT MOURNERS DISPERSED
