A one-year-old girl has tested positive for
coronavirus in Swaziland (eSwatini) making her one of the youngest victims of
the virus in the world.
The child from the Manzini region of the kingdom was
reported by the Swazi Ministry of Health to have a ‘mild disease’. No other
details were released.
As of Wednesday (20 May 2020) there had been 217
reported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Swaziland. A total of 97 people had
recovered and two people died. Fifty cases were reported last
week and 53 cases in the previous week.
In a statement Minister of Health Lizzie Nkosi said an
increasing number of elderly people were contracting coronavirus, but at least
two aged over 60 had recovered and been discharged from care.
The youngest victim of the coronavirus is believed to
be a new-born
baby in Connecticut, United States. A six-week-old
baby in England has also been reported with the virus.
In other coronavirus developments in Swaziland:
MORE THAN 60,000
people from a population of 1.3 million have been screened for coronavirus across
the kingdom, including at health facilities and road blocks, according to the Ministry of
Health.
THE SWAZILAND Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU)
has protested that 15 healthcare
workers in self-isolation were recalled to work before
test results were known. They work at Mbabane Government Hospital. Reportedly
three later were found to be positive.
MEMBERS OF
the House
of Assembly have demanded that the Ministry of Health reveal
the locations of the 15 facilities that are being used as quarantine sites.
They are believed to be hotels. The Ministry said they requested confidentiality
in order to protect their future reputation and business.
See also
Swaziland
coronavirus lockdown extended, but little progress on Govt relief
Coronavirus
cases soar in Swaziland, public ignore Govt. lockdown
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