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Namibia reports first two cases of coronavirus, imposes travel ban

Namibia, Kingdom of eSwatini, Ethiopia and Rwanda have all reported their first coronavirus cases over the last 48 hours

Namibia is the latest in a growing list of sub-Saharan African countries to report their first cases ofA couple from Spain who arrived in the Southern African country on Wednesday both tested positive and have been quarantined, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula said on Saturday. Namibia, Kingdom of eSwatini, Ethiopia and Rwanda have all reported their first coronavirus cases over the last 48 hours amid mounting fears the pandemic could overwhelm the world’s poorest continent.

Namibian president Hage Geingob told a press conference on Saturday that the government would implement several measures to try and contain the outbreak, including banning all mass gatherings for 30 days and clamping down on travel to three countries. “The Namibian government is suspending inbound and outbound travel to and from Qatar, Ethiopia and Germany with immediate effect for a period of 30 days,” Geingob said.Independence Celebrations scheduled for March 21 have been cancelled, he added, though a swearing-in ceremony for his second and final term will go ahead.“Appropriate precautionary measures must be taken to protect Namibians from being affected by this virus,” Geingob said.

 

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Gifted_tumelo That is what was supposed to be done here, you hear about 1 case, One!, nivale, same time. But noooo... 😑

Ramaphosa joe push

I work in fear everyday and where I work there is more then 100-150 people on a floor of a building that has 3 floors. Can someone please tell me how accurate the temperature test is.

Our clown still consulting his bosses in stellenbosch

Countries with leadership, MYANC can learn something

errolbsk u see what other countries are doing,we have 51 still waiting for the boss to act

That is their entire population mos.

SA wash your hands

aliMpholo

My Stellenbosch president informed me to tell the cuntry that we are a nation of handwashers. We will wash away this pandemic.

EswatiniGovern1 nine nimele aze abemangakhi?

First case... Ban.....simple and straight forward.....Thina...51 cases and we still say 'DONT PANIC'...CyrilRamaphosa PresidencyZA MbalulaFikile HealthZA wake up.....dont allow people from affected countries....

CyrilRamaphosa PresidencyZA please do something asifunukufa must SA have million people dead of this virus before banning the traveling 🤷

We could protest because that's the only protocol to making these exile soldier leaders to listen to the people who elected them. Ngoku se saba ku gula

We have 17 cases of coronovirus and our President says it to early to have travel ban 🙉🙉🙉

Sir_lifestyle You don't have to wait for an infection. You impose a travel ban before infections

CyrilRamaphosa uyabona abanye benza kanjani?

KhandaniM look at real leadership, 2 cases then imposes travel ban

Please call Matamela this side please

Wow and South Africa still have not

Namibia just recorded 2 cases now they imposed a travel ban. South Africa wants us infected so that Bidvest can make millions of sanitizers tenders. Ramaphosa is the most effective puppet president ever.

Can Exec President Rupert and his Co president Oppenheimer give Ramaphosa a go ahead to ban international travel. Especially European in-traveling? He's obviously waiting for a cue from them. covid19SA CoronaVirusSA

PresidencyZA DrZweliMkhize HomeAffairsSA

If only Employment Stats were being recorded as much as this weapon is being recorded South Africa would have been a world class Country.

Namibia cares

CyrilRamaphosa look at your friends

Imagine just two cases already precautions measure are taken while our president and health minister are still thinking about it !

People don't seem to realise that this is a delicate balancing act. We can't mess with the economy as most people are jobless. So far its been people from outside that came in and tested positive. Once it's transmitted within the country only then can we act.

South Africa at 38 and the President still hasn't received orders on travel bans

As long as SA hasn't imposed any bans, our neighboring countries are equally vulnerable

CyrilRamaphosa

It only required two

Some countries actually have leaders ...how I so wish to be a Namibian right now.

Drickz_ Fuck this leadership

2 people from spain...it did not develop in Namibia...colonizers are flocking to Africa to run from the virus...all they are doing is bringing it with them

Leadership

Kerotse_K Bona other kids CyrilRamaphosa

We need a new president in SA

And we still allow travelers to come in mzansi

Sophie_Mokoena That’s great. Best way. Not like us here in SA

SHELXY Was it a colonizer?

Our president still waiting for 100 and more cases before he bans the travel

CyrilRamaphosa

GovernmentZA

We was once here and our government said don't panic. We sitting at over 30 'reported' cases. Those people don't care about us. I hope they get it before us all lol

When things like this happens please tagramaphosa

Some countries have leaders unlike our country. Can't we fast-track to elections already

Namibia's government is definitely smarter😎😊 than this lot we have here 💩💩💩

I wish they can ban SAA too, coz most transiting passengers goes from SA and Ethiopia

SA will wait until the 1 millionth case before calling a travel ban, and even then we'll only be banning flights to and from Hawaii

Jokes aside,but is our president CyrilRamaphosa okay in the head or what

They imposed a ban on 3 countries... None of them being China, Italy or the USA

Ya ne our leadership.

Leadership hayi this leaderless country called SA

But Namibia did not ban travel from Italy, Iran and China. Their ban is useless.

We are still waiting for 1000 people to be infected first

Eloxesha thina its 38 and we carry on engathi akhonto e wrong. Hayi

Ramaphosa still consulting the president, in Stellenbosch

I feel for the poor in developing countries. Their health systems won’t be able to cope. coronavirus

Big ups to Namibia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

We have reported 38 cases but kuthwa 'wash your hands'

Namibia is leadership...

Good for them,hope they can secure their borders!

SA still needs to elect a leader

edmnangagwa nickmangwana are still waiting for Confirmed cases to impose a travel ban. Shame on our government.

They have a government that cares about them

Can't SA follow this example!

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