ESWATINI RECORDS 10TH COVID-19 CASE, 4 CLEARED

MBABANE – Eswatini has reached double figures of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The figure 10 was revealed by the Minister of Health, Lizzie Nkosi, during a press conference yesterday at the Cabinet Offices.
Nkosi said the ministry had yesterday received a 10th confirmed case of COVID-19.

The latest patient, according to the minister, is a 31-year-old female from the Manzini Region.
The minister said the latest patient had arrived in Eswatini on March 24, 2020 from the Republic of South Africa, Gauteng Province, where she is employed.
Nkosi said the latest patient had presented with a mild case of the disease and the admission process was ongoing.
The minister revealed that patient No.10 had been tested after she entered the country on March 26, 2020, but that her results were only received yesterday.

Delay

She said the delay in getting the results could be attributed to the fact that Eswatini was currently unable to conduct its own tests and therefore the results had still not been returned to Eswatini over the 10 days which she had tested.   

The last time the ministry announced a positive COVID-19 patient was about 10 days ago; that of the 33-year-old male, who is a Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) member, who had travelled to the KwaZulu-Natal Province in SA.

According to the minister, patient number nine was still admitted to the Lubombo Referral Hospital and was awaiting further results.         
The minister said of the 10 confirmed cases, three had been discharged.

She said one patient was undergoing processes for discharge.
“Three of the patients are admitted to the Isolation Facility in Siteki, while two remain under home care,” said Nkosi. 
The latest confirmed case, according to the minister, was still undergoing processes of admission for care.
“All patients have presented with a mild case of the disease and are recovering well,” she said. 

Cooperating

The ministry further emphasised the importance of cooperating with health advice, especially on self-isolation.
She said all those given this advice (including suspected and confirmed cases) were expected to stay alone in their rooms, away from the rest of the family and maintain strict hand hygiene and cough etiquette.

“Visitors should not be allowed into the room of the COVID-19 suspect or confirmed case until discharged,” submitted Nkosi. 
She further said families and the patient should use dedicated linen and eating utensils for the patient and those items should be cleaned with soap and water after use and may be re-used instead of being discarded.

The minister emphasised that patients were not expected to travel to societal gatherings and public places.
She reminded the nation on the importance of washing hands with soap and running water and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers.

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