Mutare Patient Tests Negative For Coronavirus

Acting Manicaland provincial medical director Dr Munyaradzi Mukuzunga has announced that one of the two suspected cases of Covid-19 in Mutare has tested negative while results for the second patient are expected to come in tomorrow (Friday).

Dr Mukuzunga revealed that test results for the suspect who was on self-isolation at home had come back negative. He said:

We have received results for the person who has been self-isolating at home. We expect to receive results for the Malaria patient who is at Mutare Provincial hospital tomorrow.

… All hospitals have an isolation wing or room which are being reserved for patients who might exhibit symptoms of Covid-19. Personnel at Mutare provincial hospital have been careful to isolate the patient to ensure the safety of everyone as they treated him for Malaria.

Samples were collected from the two and sent to Harare after they exhibited symptoms consistent with the novel coronavirus.

Meanwhile, Dr Mukuzunga has confirmed that nurses have gone on strike.

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