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2:46 CAT | 18 Mar 2020
Cabinet spokesperson and deputy minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Filimão Swaze. [Photo: O País]
The Mozambican government expressed concern yesterday about the outbreak of Covid-19 in African countries, admitting the possibility of imposing new measures to prevent the spread of the disease in coming days.
“There is still no confirmation of a coronavirus case in the country, but the situation in surrounding countries is worrying and may justify the announcement of new measures in the coming days,” government spokesman Filimão Suaze said.
Suaze told a press conference in Maputo after a Council of Ministers session that the government’s Five Year Plan, approved by the Mozambican executive and to be debated by parliament at the end of this month, had undergone changes taking Covid-19, which is seriously affecting the global economy, into account.
“We are not an island – we are integrated in the global economy. Whatever happens today or tomorrow [regarding the evolution of the disease] is decisive in changing some programmatic governance documents,” Suaze said, reiterating the call for compliance with the preventative measures announced by health authorities.
Although there is still no confirmed case in Mozambique, head of state Filipe Nyusi raised the state of alert and reinforced measures to prevent a Covid-19 outbreak on Saturday. The Mozambican government will suspend “the promotion of and participation in all types of events with more than 300 people and discourage them from taking place in closed spaces without adequate ventilation”.
The coronavirus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 180,000 people and caused more than 7,000 deaths.
The African continent has been the least affected by the coronavirus pandemic, currently registering 418 cases in 30 countries. Egypt, with 150 cases, South Africa, with 62, and Algeria, with 60, are the countries most affected. Of the people infected worldwide, more than 75,000 have recovered from the disease.
The Mozambican Government expressed concern yesterday about the outbreak of Covid-19 in African countries, admitting the possibility of imposing new measures to prevent the disease in the coming days. “There is still no confirmation of a coronavirus case in the country, but the situation that is occurring in the surrounding countries is worrying and may justify the announcement of new measures in the coming days,” said Filimão Suaze, spokesman for the Mozambican government.
Filimão Suaze was speaking during a press conference in Maputo, after a session of the Council of Ministers of Mozambique. According to the spokesman, the Government’s Five Year Plan, approved by the Mozambican executive and to be debated by parliament at the end of this month, has undergone changes taking into account the spread of the disease, which is shaking the global economy.
“We are not an island, we are integrated in this global economy. Whatever happens today or tomorrow [regarding the evolution of the disease] is decisive for changing some programmatic governance documents”, stated Filimão Suaze, reiterating the call for compliance with preventive measures announced by health authorities.
Although there is still no confirmed case in Mozambique, head of state Filipe Nyusi on Saturday raised the state of alert and reinforced measures to prevent the Covid-19 outbreak. The Mozambican government will ban “the organization of, and participation in, all events with more than 300 people, and discourage meetings in closed spaces and spaces without adequate ventilation”.
The coronavirus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 180,000 people worldwide, of whom more than 7,000 have died.
Africa has so far been the continent least affected by the coronavirus pandemic, currently registering 418 cases in 30 countries. Egypt, with 150 cases, South Africa, with 62, and Algeria, with 60, are the worst affected. Of those infected worldwide, more than 75,000 have recovered from the disease.
The outbreak began in China in December, and has since spread to more than 145 countries and territories, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic. After China, which is responsible for the majority of cases, Europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic, with more than 67,000 infected and at least 2,684 dead. Italy with 2,158 deaths out of 27,980 cases recorded until Monday, Spain, with 491 deaths (11,191 cases) and France with 148 deaths (6,663 cases) are worst affected.
Faced with the progress of the pandemic, many countries have adopted exceptional measures, including quarantine regimes and border closures.
Source: Lusa
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