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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Efraim Adisa, a 46-year-old truck driver, has been in isolation three times after testing positive for covid-19 during his journeys and now says he \u201cpanics\u201d when passing through South Africa.<\/p>\n

It is where the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus was discovered and is under global scrutiny.<\/p>\n

Stationed in Chimoio, central Mozambique, the Malawian says that panic is due to the maximum alert for possible risks of reinfection.<\/p>\n

A warning he hears from health authorities after the World Health Organisation (WHO) labelled the large number of mutations shown in the new variant as \u201cworrying\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been immunised with vaccines within the company\u2019s plan, but I have always been unsure, and I fear becoming infected again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there is this panic and the fear of carrying this Omicron variant home,\u201d he added to Lusa.<\/p>\n

The truck driver was in isolation twice in late 2020 in Malawi on his way back from South Africa and the third time earlier this year in Zambia after crossing the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRCongo).<\/p>\n

He spent a week in Gauteng province in South Africa in mid-November, a few days before the variant was identified.<\/p>\n

Before arriving in Mozambique, he passed through Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I became infected, I have redoubled my hygiene measures. I am never short of alcohol gel or masks in the truck.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t \u2018pick up\u2019 people on the road. I prepare meals by myself,\u201d Efraim Adisa explained that sometimes he has to \u201cface queues\u201d and that is \u201cthe worst enemy at borders\u201d because it forces crowds, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI pray I don\u2019t catch that variant, which worries me,\u201d Efraim Adisa said.<\/p>\n

Another truck driver, Edward Chionera, understands that Omicron poses new challenges to the group for the greater responsibility in sanitation \u2013 the only recommendation from the authorities \u2013 because they are frequently crossing countries neighbouring South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe move through every country in the region delivering cargo, and if we want to secure employment, we are forced to take the routes,\u201d the Zimbabwean told Lusa.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are afraid on every trip, fear of carrying the virus, and we only feel relief when we are back home from the trip,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mozambican Francisco Eug\u00e9nio, meanwhile, noted that the frequent coexistence between truckers in the region always \u201craises the fear\u201d of someone carrying the virus, particularly when it is \u201ca variant that the doctors consider of great concern\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd even worse, back home,\u201d stressed Francisco Eugenio, who has built an isolated room in his backyard for himself whenever he returns from travelling before joining his family.<\/p>\n

The provincial health services in Manica are continuing to campaign on the prevention measures for the new coronavirus, particularly among risk groups such as prostitutes at truck driver\u2019s stops.<\/p>\n

Rest areas along the N6 and N7 in the Beira corridor have been mapped to avoid random stops. Volunteers take temperature, screen for respiratory diseases and refer suspected cases to health units.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. Efraim Adisa, a 46-year-old truck driver, has been in isolation three times after testing positive for covid-19 during his journeys and now says he \u201cpanics\u201d when passing through South Africa. It is where the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus was discovered and is under global scrutiny. 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