By SANFROSSA MANYINDAGOVERNMENT has directed the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) to lead the country’s surveillance and ensure the Indian Covid-19 variant is not imported in the country.Minister of Health Jonas Chanda said it was important that the surveillance was enhanced as quickly as possible so that possible preparations could commence. Dr Chanda said that Zambia’s geographical location placed it at a greater risk of contracting many viruses from its neighbouring countries, hence the need to be alert.The minister was speaking when he visited the ZNPHI offices in Lusaka yesterday.“ We need to see how we can prevent the importation of the Indian variant into the country because Zambia being surrounded by many countries makes it vulnerable to public health threats.“ We have noted that the Indian variants are not too friendly that is why we are expecting that the ZNHPI leads us in terms of surveillance and what measures we need to take,” […]
‘DON’T IMPORT INDIAN COVID, SAYS MINISTER(JONAS CHANDA)
