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Three Health Workers Quarantined Over Suspected Hantavirus Contact
The Government has confirmed that Zimbabwe has not detected any cases of Hantavirus, while assuring citizens that health authorities are closely monitoring the situation and urging the public not to panic.
Addressing journalists in Harare on Monday, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora revealed that three healthcare workers who had interacted with suspected Hantavirus patients arrived in the country earlier in the day.
Mombeshora said the trio had immediately been placed under quarantine as a precautionary step in accordance with established public health procedures.
“Three health workers who had been in contact with suspected hantavirus cases arrived in the country this evening,” said Mombeshora.
He added that the quarantine measure was meant to safeguard public health while authorities continue carrying out assessments and monitoring.
“Disease surveillance systems across the country remain on high alert despite the fact that Zimbabwe has not recorded any confirmed Hantavirus infections,” he added.