Marina nurses panic as colleague goes on quarantine

Her boyfriend was amongst the seven new cases that were reported earlier this week taking the Botswana tally to 13. The male nurse’s positive results from the routine COVID-19 testing led to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, his Cabinet, Members of Parliament, Health Ministry officials and members of the media being sent on self-quarantine, as he was deployed to do screening at the Special Meeting of Parliament. 

Following the announcement by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Lemogang Kwape of the new cases the next day, Director of Health Services Dr Malaki Tshipayagae told legislators that all those who attended Parliament the day before to self-quarantine. Four legislators were then taken into government quarantine as they went shopping instead of heading straight home as instructed.