COVID 19 LESOTHO
THE LATEST UPDATE ON COVID-19 SHOWS 40 RECOVERIES WHILE DEATHS REMAIN AT 31, 16 NEW REGISTERED CASES THUS ADDING UP TO 568 OF ALL THE 16120 TESTED SPECIMENS.
LESOTHO HAS RECORDED COVID-19 1,051 CASES, 31 DEATH, 526 RECOVERIES AND 15, 023 SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN TESTED
THE REPORT RELEASED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SHOWS THAT TESTED SPECIMENS HAVE INCREASED BY 648 ADDING UP TO 13, 330 TESTS, NEW 19 CASES, INCREASING THE TOTAL CASES TO 1, 015 WHILE RECOVERIES AND DEATHS REMAIN AT 472 AND 30 RESPECTIVELY
TO DATE, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAS TESTED 12, 682 SPECIMENS, 996 PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE, 472 RECOVERED AND 30 DIED.
COVID-19 STATISTICS SHOW 12,033 CONDUCTED TESTS, 946 CASES WITH 43 NEW CASES, 423 RECOVERIES AND 30 DEATHS
11097 SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN TESTED AND 69 NEW CASES CONFIRMED ADDING THE TOTAL POSITIVE CASES TO 884. DEATH TOLL RISES TO 25 WITH ONE NEW REPORTED DEATH WHILE 271 RECOVERIES HAVE BEEN RECORDED
SO FAR, 8771 SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN TESTED AND 16 NEW CASES CONFIRMED ADDING THE TOTAL POSITIVE CASES TO 742, 2 NEW DEATH RECORDED TOTALING DEATHS TO 23 WHILE 175 PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH LATEST REPORT ON COVID-19 SHOWS 2 MORE DEATHS, BRINGING THE TOTAL DEATHS TO 21, 726 POSITIVE CASES WITH 8 NEW CASES, 174 RECOVERIES AND A TOTAL OF 8665 SPECIMENS TESTED
LESOTHO STILL EXPERIENCE MOUNTING CASES OF COVID-19 WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS RECORDED BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS TO 19, 173 RECOVERIES, CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES HAVE INCREASED TO 718 BY 16 AND 8630 SPECIMENS TESTED SO FAR
TO DATE, LESOTHO HAS TESTED 8606 SPECIMENS, 702 PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE WITH 98 NEW CONFIRMED CASES, 171 HAVE RECOVERED AND 14 DIED
COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO RISE AS 28 NEW CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED RISING THE NUMBER TO 604. RECOVERIES STILL STANDING AT 144 , 13 DEATHS AND 8100 TESTS CONDUCTED
COVID-19 CONTINUES TO STRIKE AS DEATHS HAVE INCREASED TO 13 WITH ONE NEW REPORTED, 71 NEW POSITIVE CASES CONFIRMED THUS TOTALLING TO 576 WHILE 141 ARE RECOVERIES AND 7761 TESTS CONDUCTED
AS OF FRIDAY, 17, 432 TESTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED AND OF THESE NUMBER, 359 TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS WITH 69 RECOVERIES AND SIX REPORTED DEATHS
LESOTHO HAS TODAY (14 JULY 2020) RECORDED 256 COVID-19 CASES, WITH NEW 11 CASES, 15 NEW RECOVERIES WHICH SUM UP TO 48 RECOVERIES AND NO NEW DEATHS
THE MINISTEY OF HEALTH REPORTS 79 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN THE COUNTRY
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IN THE COUNTRY HAS INCREASED TO 44, WITH 11 RECOVERIES AND ZERO DEATHS, SAYS MINISTER MAQELEPO.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) HAS CONTRIBUTED OVER M71 MILLION TO HELP LESOTHO ADDRESS COVID-19 PANDEMIC
MR. THABO KHASIPE RESUMES DUTIES AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NEW NATIONAL EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTRE (NECC) ON JUNE 29, 2020.
MORE THAN 3, 600 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS COUNTRYWIDE.
PM SAYS CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES HAVE INCREASED TO 24 IN LESOTHO, WITH FOUR RECOVERIES AND NO DEATHS.
THE LIMKOKWING UNIVERSITY OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY PRESENTED 10 000 SURGICAL MASKS WORTH M180, 000 AND COVID-19 VIDEOS CURRENTLY RUNNING ON LESOTHO TELEVISION (LTV) TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WHILE LETSHEGO FINANCIAL SERVICES DONATED 680 MASKS AND 400L OF HAND SANITISER WORTH M100. 000
FOLLOWING THE RELAXATION OF NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN BY THE PRIME MINISTER, DR MOTSOAHAE THOMAS THABANE, SCHOOLS WILL OPEN FOR EXTERNAL CLASSES ONLY AND THESE INCLUDE; GRADE 7. JUNIOR CERTIFICATE, LESOTHO GENERAL CERTIFICATE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (LGCSE), INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (IGCSE), ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) A LEVEL AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB).
GOVERNMENT ALLOWS CHURCHES TO OPEN BUT WITH PEOPLE NOT MORE THAN 50 IN A CHURCH SERVICE.
THE EASING OF RESTRICTIONS DURING THE LOCKDOWN ALLOWS ALL PREMISES SELLING LIQUOR TO OPERATE ONLY ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
WITH THE PURPOSE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE COUNTRY, GOVERNMENT WILL FUMIGATE AND DISINFECT AREAS LIKE LOCAL MARKETS, TAXI RANKS AND OTHER RISKY AREAS.
GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CAPACITATE DISTRICTS TO COPE WITH THE CHALLENGES POSED BY COVID-19 INCLUDING EQUIPPING ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE FACILITIES WITH NECESSARY SPECIALISED EUIPMENT SUCH AS OXYGEN VENTILATORS, PATIENT MONITORS AND BEDS.
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONTINUES TO TRAIN NURSES, DOCTORS, VILLAGE HEALTH WORKERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES ON COVID-19.
ABOUT 2, 987 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PUT UNDER SURVELLIANCE AND OBSERVATION TO MONITOR IF THEY WILL DEVELOP COVID-19 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WHILE UNDERGOING SELF-QUARANTINE.
THE NATIONAL REFERRAL LABORATORY SERVICES ARE FINALISING THE INSTALLATION OF THE TESTING EQUIPMENT DONATED BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) TO UNDERTAKE TESTING LOCALLY AS CURRENTLY SAMPLES OF COVID-19 FROM LESOTHO ARE BEING TESTED AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NICD) IN SOUTH AFRICA.
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO CONTINUE WITH THE COMPREHENCIVE SCREENING AND TESTING OF BASOTHO GIVING PRIORITY TO THOSE WORKING AND STUDYING IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (RSA) TO ENSURE THAT THEY DO NOT LOSE THEIR JOBS AND PLACES IN SCHOOLS ONCE LOCKDOWN IN RSA IS UPLIFTED.
GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO HAS SET ASIDE M4 MILLION TO ASSIST BASOTHO NATIONALS TRAPPED IN SOUTH AFRICA
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 INFECTION, PREVENTION AND CONTROL TASK TEAM HAS EMBARKED ON A NATIONWIDE TRAINING ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HEALTH WORKERS TO BOOST THE ON-GOING EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE COUNTRY
VODACOM LESOTHO DONATES TOWARDS THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE DONATION INCLUDES; 5G DATA TO NURSES AND DOCTORS FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, MONTHLY 120 MINUTES, + 1000 SUMSUNG A2 PHONES, ZERO RATED CHARGES ON ALL EDUCATIONAL APPS AND M0-100 M-PESA CHARGES.
BABY AND TODDLER CLOTHING SHOPS, STREET VENDORS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS HADWARES WILL ALSO OPEN DURING THIS NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN TO SERVE THE PUBLIC
THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, MR. MOKOTO HLOAELE ON SUNDAY ANNOUNCED THE EXTENSION OF LGCSE EXAMINATION REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION
ZAKHURA BROTHERS DONATES PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO SECURITY AGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF THE FIGHT AGAINST COROVIRUS DISEASE
GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE WITH M100 MILLION TO INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION
M500 MILLION FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FUND SET ASIDE TO ESTABLISH COVID-19 PRIVATE SECTOR RELIEF FUND, SAYS PM
ABOUT 45,000 FACTORY WORKERS WILL EACH RECEIVE M800 FROM GOVERNMENT FOR THREE MONTHS STARTING IN APRIL 2020 IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IMPACT
THE NUMBER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CLIENTS WILL BE INCREASED TO INCLUDE ENDERLY WHO HAVE NOT REACHED THE 70 YEARS, ORPHANS, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, STREET VENDORS AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF CHIEFS WILL BE GIVEN WELFARE BENEFITS FOR THREE MONTHS
