Monday 20 December 2021

436 PARI WORKERS IN ISOLATION

At least 436 workers from all departments at Zimbabwe’s largest medical centre, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals are in isolation after contracting Covid-19 while on duty, an official has said.

Hospital spokesperson Linos Dhire said operations had been scaled down as a result of the situation.

“The rate of infections is quite higher at our institutions compared to previous waves, which is a reflection of incidences of Covid-19 in the community.

“We have a significant number of staff members across all departments who are in isolation.

“The infections are affecting service delivery in our hospital,” he said.

Zimbabwe on Thursday recorded 4 247 Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths, pushing the national cumulative infections to 186 304.

According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, active Covid-19 cases rose to 49 396.

Over the past two weeks, the country recorded a 472 percent increase in new COVID-19 cases.

This prompted the government to introduce a few changes to existing Covid-19 regulations including scaling down all government activities to 30 percent in response to the rising Covid-19 infections. – New Ziana

 

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