Cough or Fever
How to Check for Fever Your regular body temperature may be higher or lower than someone else’s. It also changes throughout the day. Doctors generally consider a fever in an adult to be anything over 100.4 F on an oral thermometer and over 100.8 F on a rectal thermometer. If […]
Coronavirus: All you need to know about symptoms and risks
What is a coronavirus? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). These viruses were originally transmitted from animals […]
COVID Health Info
COVID-19 affects different people in different ways. Most infected people will develop mild to moderate illness and recover without hospitalization. Most common symptoms: fever dry cough tiredness Less common symptoms: aches and pains sore throat diarrhoea conjunctivitis headache loss of taste or smell a rash on skin, or discolouration of […]
COVID-19 – Its effect on Public Health, Workers and the Business Sector
The COVID-19 shock has significantly impacted economic prospects growth this year will be negative, poverty has likely increased, and fiscal pressures have increased further with lower revenues, higher expenditure needs, and an already high debt service burden. Policy will need to focus on both near- and medium-term targets to address […]
Zambia to issue $432mln worth of COVID bonds for economic stimulus
At yesterday’s cabinet meeting held at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Cabinet approved in principle the establishment of a K8 billion economic stimulus package that will be financed through the issuance of the COVID-19 Bond. Cabinet sources say the allocation will go towards payment to retirees, contractors and suppliers. Cabinet resolved […]