{"id":26332,"date":"2022-07-29T14:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T14:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/covid-kills-4-060-namibians-in-two-years"},"modified":"2022-07-29T14:29:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T14:29:09","slug":"covid-kills-4-060-namibians-in-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/covid-kills-4-060-namibians-in-two-years","title":{"rendered":"Covid kills 4 060 Namibians in two years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>In July, the Namibia government removed all restrictions imposed on account of Covid-19 but requested citizens to voluntarily comply with public health and social measures as well as ensure that good hand hygiene becomes part of the new normal.<\/p>\n

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said Namibia\u2019s approach to combating Covid-19 has been and continues to be focused on saving lives, restoring livelihoods and contributing to the recovery of the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, the total number of deaths is 4 060 since the beginning of the pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Hage Geingob announced this at the 45th, and for now, the last monthly Covid-19 public briefing until further notice.<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 public updates were withdrawn, and the health ministry now briefs the public on pandemic-related issues on Thursdays through the government information centre.<\/p>\n

Geingob added there is no doubt the physical and emotional toll of what the nation went through will remain a scar that will be felt for many years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now at a stage where we can significantly lower the scale of our investment in the fight against Covid-19,\u201d he said, adding the control of the pandemic will be carried out in the same way as was for Hepatitis E.<\/p>\n

On 2 March 2022, the health ministry announced the end of the Hepatitis E outbreak in Namibia after it was declared a plague in 2017.<\/p>\n

The liver disease cost 66 lives in the country, leading up to September 2020, hence the need to replicate measures under Hepatitis E when handling Covid-19.<\/p>\n

With no regulations in place, the ministry will continue doing more awareness-raising, promoting hygiene and all other measures until the pandemic is eradicated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government will intensify the vaccination campaign. We believe that vaccination is necessary to protect the nation against any outbreak of new variants of Covid-19. Foreign travellers must present vaccination certificates at points of entry,\u201d extended Geingob.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompanies closed down, supply-chain disruptions affected business operations and many jobs were lost as a result. As a government, through various relief measures, including a grant to more than 500 000 citizens, we endeavoured to limit the economic scarring from Covid-19,\u201d recalled Geingob.<\/p>\n

Shangula stated the decision to remove the Covid-19 restrictions gazetted does not mean the pandemic is over.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur data continues to illustrate consistently that the overwhelming majority of Covid-19 cases being hospitalised, those in high care and ICU, and those succumbing to Covid-19 are invariably unvaccinated persons. So, please, fellow Namibians, I implore you to get vaccinated; protect yourselves and those around you,\u201d he pleaded.<\/p>\n

Caption (Covid):<\/p>\n

Get vaccinated\u2026 President Hage Geingob has called on Namibians to take personal responsibility against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Photo: Contributed<\/p>\n

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said Namibia\u2019s approach to combating Covid-19 has been and continues to be focused on saving lives, restoring livelihoods and contributing to the recovery of the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, the total number of deaths is 4 060 since the beginning of the pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Hage Geingob announced this at the 45th, and for now, the last monthly Covid-19 public briefing until further notice.<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 public updates were withdrawn, and the health ministry now briefs the public on pandemic-related issues on Thursdays through the government information centre.<\/p>\n

Geingob added there is no doubt the physical and emotional toll of what the nation went through will remain a scar that will be felt for many years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now at a stage where we can significantly lower the scale of our investment in the fight against Covid-19,\u201d he said, adding the control of the pandemic will be carried out in the same way as was for Hepatitis E.<\/p>\n

On 2 March 2022, the health ministry announced the end of the Hepatitis E outbreak in Namibia after it was declared a plague in 2017.<\/p>\n

The liver disease cost 66 lives in the country, leading up to September 2020, hence the need to replicate measures under Hepatitis E when handling Covid-19.<\/p>\n

With no regulations in place, the ministry will continue doing more awareness-raising, promoting hygiene and all other measures until the pandemic is eradicated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government will intensify the vaccination campaign. We believe that vaccination is necessary to protect the nation against any outbreak of new variants of Covid-19. Foreign travellers must present vaccination certificates at points of entry,\u201d extended Geingob.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompanies closed down, supply-chain disruptions affected business operations and many jobs were lost as a result. As a government, through various relief measures, including a grant to more than 500 000 citizens, we endeavoured to limit the economic scarring from Covid-19,\u201d recalled Geingob.<\/p>\n

Shangula stated the decision to remove the Covid-19 restrictions gazetted does not mean the pandemic is over.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur data continues to illustrate consistently that the overwhelming majority of Covid-19 cases being hospitalised, those in high care and ICU, and those succumbing to Covid-19 are invariably unvaccinated persons. So, please, fellow Namibians, I implore you to get vaccinated; protect yourselves and those around you,\u201d he pleaded.<\/p>\n

Photo: Contributed<\/p>\n

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