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Corona rumors spreading like a wild fire

3 days ago - 31 March 2020 | Health

Swakopmund The minister of health and social services (MHSS) Kalumbi Shangula confirmed that a member of the public in Swakopmund had decided to undergo a test for Covid-19 yesterday.Although, it is not yet known...

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Olivia opens up about hair loss

3 days ago - 31 March 2020 | Health

Swakopmund • [email protected] Local radio personality Olivia Christians (38) recently discovered that she has acute alopecia areata, a condition that causes hair loss. Christians said that ignorance and a...

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Public still not adhering to lockdown regulations

3 days ago - 30 March 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Rear Admiral Sinsy Nghipandua, the commander of the Namibian Navy, said that a total disregard for lockdown measures is the biggest challenge faced by armed forces.According to Nghipandua, some members of...

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Ignorance is bliss

4 days ago - 29 March 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay • [email protected] The construction of a 150-bed containerised isolation medical facility located behind the Walvis Bay State Hospital is on track. The facility comes as an additional measure to compliment the...

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Battle lines drawn

5 days ago - 28 March 2020 | Health

The lockdown began at 23:59 on Friday 27 March and continues until 23:59 on 16 April 2020 and will remain in force for 21 days. During a media conference in the capital on Friday, President...

Water reconnection a boost for COVID-19 mitigation

6 days ago - 27 March 2020 | Health

Swakopmund • [email protected] The governor of the Erongo region, Cleophas Mutjavikua, said that residents living in the Erongo region who had their water disconnected...

Emergency medical facility for Walvis Bay

1 week ago - 26 March 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay • [email protected] The ground-breaking ceremony of a 150-bed emergency medical isolation facility to be constructed that will cater specifically for Covid-19 cases,...

Criticism of quarantine grows

1 week ago - 24 March 2020 | Health

Swakopmund • [email protected] who travelled abroad and returned to Namibia to be quarantined at the Greiter’s conference center near Brakwater, fear the worst because another...

Rössing donates N$200 000 to combat COVID-19

1 week ago - 24 March 2020 | Health

Windhoek • Contributed China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Rössing Uranium donated N$200 000 to the ministry of health and social services on Friday...

Welwitschia extends a helping hand

2 weeks ago - 19 March 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Welwitschia Private Hospital initiated a corona-care campaign to ensure that the Walvis Bay and Swakopmund state hospitals are equipped...

AIDAmira passengers test negative

2 weeks ago - 18 March 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Residents of Walvis Bay can breathe a sigh of relief, as the six passengers isolated in South Africa who...

Corona kortwiek sport

2 weeks ago - 17 March 2020 | Health

Swakopmund • [email protected] Twee bevestigde gevalle van die coronavirus, amptelik bekend as Covid-19, het meegebring dat alle groot byeenkomste gestaak word. Ná...

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CAN sprays for cancer patients

2 weeks ago - 16 March 2020 | Health

Swakopmund • [email protected] Cancer Association of Namibia’s (CAN) annual “Spray-A-Thon 2020” kicked off at Platz Am Meer on Saturday, where members of the public got...

President cancels independence celebrations

2 weeks ago - 15 March 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay • [email protected] At a press briefing at State House on Saturday, President Geingob said that his swearing-in ceremony would still take place,...

Corona rumours dispelled

2 weeks ago - 13 March 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay •[email protected] The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) said allegations that the AIDAmira passenger vessel currently berthed in Walvis Bay had positive coronavirus (Covid-19)...

Bigger clinic for Utuseb community...

1 month - 25 February 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay • [email protected] A modernised N$15.67 million Utuseb Clinic was officially inaugurated earlier today (Tuesday). Before the establishment of the clinic, patients...

Welwitschia hospital ICU inaugurated

1 month - 25 February 2020 | Health

Walvis Bay • [email protected] Welwitschia private hospital inaugurated its brand new N$30 million intensive care unit (ICU) on Tuesday. The hospital now has a 97-bed...

A 1000 lives at a...

1 month - 24 February 2020 | Health

Funds have been set aside by the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) to screen more than 1000 patients in 2020. According to CAN, the 1...

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