Coronavirus: Masisi and entourage quarantined

Masisi with his Namibian and Zim counterparts in Windhoek PIC. THE SOUTHERN TIMES
Masisi with his Namibian and Zim counterparts in Windhoek PIC. THE SOUTHERN TIMES

PRESS STATEMENT: The Office of the President wishes to inform members of the public that the Director of Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr Malaki Tshipayagae, in exercise of the powers vested in him under Section 25 of the Public Health Act of 2013, has placed His Excellency the President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi on self-isolation for a period of fourteen (14) days starting March 21, 2020, following his trip to the Republic of Namibia on March 21, 2020.

The rationale for the imposition of self-isolation is that while Namibia has registered three (3) imported cases, and is considered low risk for SARS-Cv-2 transmission at the time of His Excellency the President's trip to Namibia, the low testing rates in the Region makes that determination difficult and there is a high possibility of undetermined local transmission. 

During the time of self-isolation, His Excellency will be tested for SARS- CoV-2 (Covid-19) prior to being cleared. His Excellency the President will, as such, be working from his official residence but quarantined away from his family. The Director of Health Services has extended the same impositions to the rest of the entourage that travelled with His Excellency the President to Namibia.

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