ESWATINI RECORDS 27 NEW COVID-19 CASES

 MBABANE – The country has recorded 27 new COVID-19 cases.  This is according to a statement issued by Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi yesterday.
Of the new cases, Manzini has 19 while Hhohho and Lubombo have four each. The total number of cases in the country is now at 398. 

The 27 new cases follow 31 cases that were reported on Tuesday. Of the new cases, the youngest case is of a three-year-old while the oldest is 57. Of the 27 new cases, only seven presented with mild symptoms and the 20 were asymptomatic. There are 14 females from the new cases while males are 13. 
Recoveries are now at 236. This reflects an addition of four recoveries.

When the minister was called for a comment on the upsurge of cases, she said they were expecting the increase due to some businesses being allowed to operate.

This, she said, was because there was a lot of movement and they were expecting an increase as more businesses were opening next week.

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“As more businesses will be opening next week, the cases will be even higher and worse when schools open,” she said.
The minister was questioned if there were means that would be done to minimise the increase in cases and in response, she said it was something she was yet to discuss with Cabinet.

“I have something in mind but I have to discuss it with Cabinet first,” she said.  The minister made emphasis on the importance of minimising movement, stating that the virus was moved by people.

When questioned on suspicions that there was a backlog of samples that needed testing, hence the upsurge in the positive cases, the minister responded to the negative. She said these were new cases that were collected on the ground and they all tested.
“We do not have a backlog, all samples that come in get tested and released,” she added.

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