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Covid-19: First two infected patients in Angola have already gone home
Two of the 19 patients infected with covid-19 who have so far been registered in Angola have been discharged and have already gone home, the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda said today.
Minute News
16/04/20 21:04 ‧ 2 hours ago by Lusa
In the daily situation on the situation of covid-19 in Angola, the Secretary of State also said that this was the eighth consecutive day on which no new cases were registered.
Among the 19 infected with the new coronavirus, two people died, five recovered, including the two who were discharged, and twelve other patients remain active and are being followed up.
Eighteen of these patients are Angolans and one is from South Africa and all traveled to Angola from countries with community circulation of the virus, mostly from Portugal.
All cases relate to residents in the province of Luanda, with the area of Belas having the highest number of cases (9), followed by Maianga (3), Viana (3) and Talatona, Sambizanga, Ingombota and Kilamba Kiaxi, all with a case.
Franco Mufinda said that the Integrated Public Security Center (CISP) did not register complaints, but five alerts were reported that were investigated and "totally dismissed".
With the five thousand rapid tests that arrived from Portugal on Wednesday, a study was started today "on 200 subjects" that will be compared with a confirmatory test, for validation.
The devices have already been distributed in 15 provinces and the objective, according to Franco Mufinda, is to distribute "these resources" throughout the territory.
"Next week we will go looking for cases in the community," said the government official, stressing that random studies will be carried out ....
Covid-19: First two infected patients in Angola have already gone home
Two of the 19 patients infected with covid-19 who have so far been registered in Angola have been discharged and have already gone home, the Secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda said today.
Minute News
16/04/20 21:04 ‧ 2 hours ago by Lusa
In the daily situation on the situation of covid-19 in Angola, the Secretary of State also said that this was the eighth consecutive day on which no new cases were registered.
Among the 19 infected with the new coronavirus, two people died, five recovered, including the two who were discharged, and twelve other patients remain active and are being followed up.
Eighteen of these patients are Angolans and one is from South Africa and all traveled to Angola from countries with community circulation of the virus, mostly from Portugal.
All cases relate to residents in the province of Luanda, with the area of Belas having the highest number of cases (9), followed by Maianga (3), Viana (3) and Talatona, Sambizanga, Ingombota and Kilamba Kiaxi, all with a case.
Franco Mufinda said that the Integrated Public Security Center (CISP) did not register complaints, but five alerts were reported that were investigated and "totally dismissed".
With the five thousand rapid tests that arrived from Portugal on Wednesday, a study was started today "on 200 subjects" that will be compared with a confirmatory test, for validation.
The devices have already been distributed in 15 provinces and the objective, according to Franco Mufinda, is to distribute "these resources" throughout the territory.
"Next week we will go looking for cases in the community," said the government official, stressing that random studies will be carried out ....