Second Coronavirus Suspect Cleared Negative Of Coronavirus
A second suspected coronavirus (Covid-19) patient put under isolation at Wilkins Hospital in Harare yesterday has tested negative of the virus.
The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting has announced on Twitter.
Below is the statement:
“Government would like to update the Nation that the traveller from Hunan Province of China who was under observation at Wilkins Hospital, has tested negative to the Coronavirus(Covid-19).”
The Ministry of Health is placing all people arriving from COVID-19 affected countries on a 21-day self quarantine to ensure that they are not infected with the virus. Those who breach the self quarantine will be detained at isolation centres or deported from the country.
The several false cases of COVID-19 have been a learning curve. They gave us the opportunity to move to the next level of total preparedness by all Gvt agencies against the spread of the virus.”
Even though the suspected person tested negative, there has been no information yet if or not the person will remain in isolation.
She tested negative and was released from Wilkins within days.
