The Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel Ngamije, on Wednesday, December 16, urged health workers country-wide to remain vigilant against Covid-19. This was during a press conference that brought together the Ministers of health, local government, sports, and trade and industry as well as Rwanda National Police, to shed more light on the recently Covid-19 directives. It came at a time The New Times learned that there are currently three active cases of Covid-19 among health workers. According to Ngamije, although the situation of health professionals is being keenly monitored, vigilance remains vital. “Currently, the state of the virus among health workers is not alarming, nonetheless, we recently detected some infections among health workers in Rubavu and Musanze districts, he said. This might have been caused by negligence in regards to adhering to Covid-19 preventive measures and hence contract the virus from either patients or fellow health workers.” He went on to say: “We urge health workers to remain vigilant and abide by all preventive directives, especially in these times of the pandemic, because you never know the condition of the person you’re coming into contact with.” Rapid tests are being administered country-wide among health workers, Ngamije said, especially among those that come into direct contact with patients or in hospitals, to know the overall situation and take appropriate measures. Currently, overall, Rwanda has confirmed 6,832 Covid-19 cases, of whom 6,036 have already recovered. The country’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 57.
