Govt closes 25 businesses as 67 more die of Covid

THE Ministry of Health has announced that 25 business premises, including bars and nightclubs, were closed in Lusaka for lack of adherence to the guidelines. And Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Dr Kennedy Malama says the country has recorded 1,619 new COVID-19 cases and 67 deaths in the last 24 hours. Speaking during a COVID-19 update, Tuesday, Dr Malama said the 25 business premises closed included bars, night clubs and wholesale liquor outlets. “In Lusaka, last night we closed 25 business premises, including bars, night clubs and wholesale liquor outlets that did not meet the operating standards or those which did not adhere to the directives we have given. We will continue with closures and prosecutions as…...