{"id":13888,"date":"2022-05-03T15:40:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/new-suspected-covid-19-cases-investigated"},"modified":"2022-05-03T16:29:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:29:22","slug":"new-suspected-covid-19-cases-investigated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/new-suspected-covid-19-cases-investigated","title":{"rendered":"New suspected COVID-19 cases investigated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Communications Minister Thesele \u2018Maseribane says the county has not recorded any coronavirus cases but is investigating three suspected cases. \u201cToday, as I address you there are three suspected cases reported which are yet to be verified, two are from Mafeteng, while one is from Queen \u2018Mamohato Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Samples have been taken to South Africa for testing,\u201d \u2018Maseibane said on Saturday. He said there is another case in Leribe which is yet to be verified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Thursday, there were reports that at Tlhanyaku, in Mokhotlong district there were illegal crossing cases, which caused panic to villagers and the National Command Centre deployed the District Administrator, Lesotho Mounted Police and Lesotho Defence Force to address the situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global pandemic over coronavirus which causes an illness known as COVID-19. It has spread to at least 170 countries and territories, killing more than 22 000 people and infecting more than 480 000, according to Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n<p>Although the pandemic has spread across the globe and Africa, Lesotho is still one of the fewest countries in the world with zero confirmed cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>There have been more than 1 100 confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa \u2013 the highest in Africa \u2013 with the number multiplying six-fold in just eight days, sparking concerns about Lesotho\u2019s vulnerability to the contagious disease.<\/p>\n<p>Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa. In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, Thabane said cabinet had decided to enforce a national lockdown from midnight Sunday, March 29, to April 21.<\/p>\n<p>Funds have also been set aside to combat the disease. \u2018Maseribane said: \u201cMy fellow country men and women, it is imperative to abide as government will deploy security forces across the country. However, let us all remember that it is one\u2019s sole responsibility to keep well and safe from this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Communications Minister Thesele \u2018Maseribane says the county has not recorded any coronavirus cases but is investigating three suspected cases. \u201cToday, as I address you there are three suspected cases reported which are yet to be verified, two are from Mafeteng, while one is from Queen \u2018Mamohato Memorial Hospital. 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