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The Herald
Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Health Reporter
The second tests of Covid-19 carried out on samples taken from the late Gogo Nguni were positive.
The second tests were necessary due to information from Gogo Nguni’s relatives, who insisted that the now deceased person lived on an isolated farm, never contacted anyone from Covid-19’s hot spots, and never left the country. .
This information left family members wondering about the credibility of the initial results, forcing health authorities to conduct a second round of the same polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the government has intensified the search for contacts in the village of Chitemere under Mhondoro-Mubaira, where Gogo Nguni lived with two maids and two shepherds before she was taken to Harare for treatment, while the health department of the Harare city also started a parallel process with their relatives. in Harare, some of whom came looking for her for treatment.
“Obviously, someone brought the virus to Gogo and this is what we are trying to establish. Our teams are already busy with the matter and we hope to have a clearer picture as soon as possible as the follow-up of contacts in both Harare and Mhondoro progresses, “said the senior director for policy, planning, monitoring and evaluation at the Ministry of Health and Child Care Dr. Robert Mudyiradima.
Previously, the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Obadiah Moyo, had told reporters during a press conference about the Covid-19 update that Mhondoro-Mubaira had become an area of interest.
“This has become an area of interest and therefore we are going to be very sensitive in making sure that the population there is screened. That is the only way we can determine the source of the Gogo infection, “said Dr. Moyo.
Information, Advertising and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa added that even Covid-19 working group from West Mashonaland province would visit the area for their own assessment, to try to understand the circumstances surrounding the broadcast in that area.
“It is very sad that we have lost our grandmother. As a member of the National Task Force, led by Mashonaland West, and I have engaged with the Provincial Task Force, which also addresses this issue.
“They told me they are going to visit this area to make sure it is disinfected and that people in this village are aware of the need to improve their hygiene practices. Even the MP from the area was very concerned and is equally busy with the matter, “said Minister Mutsvangwa.
Gogo Nguni, nee Chitemere passed away at West End Hospital on Wednesday morning becoming the fourth victim of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe.
Before receiving treatment at West End Hospital, Gogo Nguni had previously experienced an influenza outbreak, from which antibiotics were prescribed and appeared to have improved.
Her condition deteriorated on Monday, forcing her family members to take her to the West End for treatment. However, she died before receiving any further treatment or investigation into her condition, as authorities first waited for the Covid-19 results, which later turned positive.
To date, four people have died from Covid-19 in Zimbabwe. The other three were a 79-year-old man from Bulawayo, who also died before receiving confirmatory results, a 50-year-old man from Harare who had traveled from the United Kingdom and a 30-year-old man from Harare who had also traveled from the United States. United of America.
