The Minister of Health and Child Care has remained silent following reports of an alleged Ebola attack in Murehwa circulating on social media on Friday.
The report reads in part, “Health Alert – Ebola is now in Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwean truck driver affected by Eloba has died in Murehwa Hospital today on his way through Murehwa from Nyamapanda . Be warned Zimbaweans avoid unnecessary movements Murehwa is now at risk we will inform eveyone on everything taking place in Murehwa hospital as we still gathering more information we are informed that two nurses now are in intensive care suspectes that they affected by Eloba.”
When contacted on Friday afternoon, Health Minister David Parirenyatwa’s office appeared as if unmoved by the reports. Even after the office phones kept ringing without answer for more than half and hour, an officer believed to be the secretary only replied saying she needed to forward the call to the appropriate office following which the call was abruptly terminated.
Rumours of an ebola outbreak in the country have been rife since the epidemic struck West Africa a few weeks ago. Our reporter has since been assured that a comment will be made by the Minister by end of day Saturday.