The Namibia Institue of Pathology (NIP), acting chief operations officer, Bonnie Makumbi said NIP has so far done 338 tests, including retesting of the positive COVID-19 cases. Makumbi said they will have a capacity to test for around 1 400 tests in 24 hours if their suppliers deliver enough reagents by the end of this […]
COVID-19 National Coordinator, Dr Bernhard Haufiku said there is a possibility of suspected local transmissions because the number of people tested is small to conclude that we do not have community transmission. He suspects that Namibia might have community transmissions and it’s just a matter of time before it’s discovered. Dr Haufiku said it will […]
The Namibia Blood Transfusion Service is experiencing a critical shortage of blood. The recent partial lockdown in the Khomas and Erongo regions has many blood donation clinics closed countrywide, leading to a drop of more than 50% in blood reserves.
The orderly manner in which food bank parcels are now distributed since the outbreak of COVID-19 was commended by beneficiaries at Keetmanshoop.
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare on Tuesday urged the administrators of all early childhood development (ECD) centres countrywide to urgently submit their subsidy proposals to the Ministry of Finance for inclusion in the wage bill subsidy scheme.
Suspending income tax to ease the burden of COVID-19 is not an option at this stage. This was said by the Ministry of Finance spokesperson, Tonateni Shidhudhu in an interview with NAMPA.
Charity Mwiya, CEO of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, discusses the way forward for informal traders, amid the current restricted conditions and beyond.
The Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) Executive Director Graham Hopwood says the extension of the lockdown will negatively impact the economy and the private sector, but also pointed out that the decision by the Minister of Health and Social Services was justified.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoSS) will intensify its tracing, monitoring and testing standards in an effort to curtail any further spread of COVID-19. The Government yesterday announced the extension llockdown regulations applicable to the rest of the country.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia does not condone any form of discrimination. She said this in regard to the situation in Guangzhou, China, where a number of African nationals were subjected to discrimination due to COVID-19. The minister said the Chinese authorities and the African ambassadors have met […]
