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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6869 FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2020 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
The Covid-train rolls on
∙Talks that Walvis Bay could revert back to level one
The giants are here
∙Coronavirus cases top 90 ......and counting Approximately twenty armed soldiers and members of the Namibian Police entered two restaurants in Swakopmund yesterday, demanding the coast is back to level 1 lockdown. That would mean serving take away only and no customers may be seated.
The container ship CMA CGM Mediterranean Bridge called at Walvis Bay this week, to load and discharge a total of 2 748 containers. That is the single biggest number of containers handled on one ship in the history of the port of Walvis Bay. See more on page 2.
The two restaurant managers were allegedly subjected to threats and verbal abuse. Despite their calls there is no need for so many law enforcers into the restaurants as there were no dangers or threats, the group continued with their threats. They refused to discuss the regulations that states Swakopmund is under stage 3 and despite please remain in large numbers, armed with assault rifles in the restaurants. Inquires to the Namibian Police regional headquarters remained unanswered at the time of going to press. At the time of going to press there was also no official announcement forthcoming that the towns would revert to level 1. It must be treated as rumours, in the absence of any official guidance. In the meantime, calls are made for both Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Arandis residents to exercise common sense and do their part to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. It is clear by now that the fight against the spread of the virus cannot be stopped by a lockdown neither by legislation. Given this situation, the only solution is for residents to step up their vigilance with non-pharmaceutical interventions. What are non-pharmaceutial interventions? ·Wash your hands regularly during the day. ·Make use of every opportunity to sanitize your hands when in public places like shops and in crowded areas. ·Wear your mask. The mask limits opportunities for the Coronavirus to spread through saliva droplets. ·If you sneeze or cough, do so without spreading droplets - sneeze in your closed elbow, use a hanker chief or tissue. Ensure to regularly replace hanker chiefs or tissues. ·Avoid crowded areas. Although restaurants and coffee shops are open avoid crowds at all cost and make sure to honour relevant legislation in place. ·Continue to only leave your home when necessary to visit food shops and to exercise. ·Try and limit your daily outings to three outings per day maximum. Firstly, your work, secondly to buy food and if you can limit your outings to exercise and to socialise. Exercise common sense. ·Don’t socialize in high risk areas, especially where alcohol is involved. Alcohol drops people’s inhibitions and drops your guard against being safe at all times. ·If at all possible - work from home. Despite Erongo now on level 3, it is important to understand that the dangers of contracting the Coronavirus is
An account appears below of a Swakopmund medical practitioner who referred a patient of his to be tested for the Coronavirus on 15 June. On orders of this doctor, the patient was admitted to hospital two days later, as the person was not feeling well. When the patient tested positive, the doctor was ordered into the Swakopmund Bungalows for isolation, pending the outcome of a Covid-19 test conducted on him. Also, the resident physician at the hospital who treated the patient was also tested and isolated. Indications were they would have to stay in isolation for 48-hours and that the test results would be available within this time frame. Both the physician and this doctor's test came out negative. The physician was allowed to leave the Bungalows to return to work. The doctor was told to stay in isolation, despite him offering to further isolate in a garden flat at his residence. However, the conditions under which he is kept at the Swakopmund Bungalows is not up to standard.
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inside Namport donates temporary shelter for the Walvis COVID-19 Checkpoint
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Erongo Marine Swakopmund doctors threaten to close their Pays practices if “mistreatment” Tribute by MOHSS continues To SeaSeveral medical practitioners in Swakopmund says they are not prepared any more to subject their patients to Covid-19 testing, as farers it results in them too being isolated for extended periods should
these patients test positive. Some medical practitioners are pondering closing their medical practises now until the Covid-19 pandemic passes, as they are not prepared to be subjected to the Ministry of Health and Social Service's ill-advised actions to stop the spread of the Coronavirus.
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The National Youth Games
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