There are fears that a coronavirus patient from Murisa Village in Seke rural, a few kilometres from Chitungwiza, succumbed to the disease, with authorities choosing to remain tight-lipped about the incident.
According to prominent Pan Africanist Twitter personality, Ali Naka, the deceased suspect’s relative visited Dema Police Station to report a case of sudden death, and was later screened for COVID-19 at Chitungwiza Hospital and his temperature was above 39 degrees Celcius. Wrote Ali Naka:
On the 24th day of March 2020, at around 2350hrs, Tongai Chitare NR 85-006520 Y 25 of Murisa Village, Seke visited Dema Police Station to report a case of Sudden death.
He was attended to by 079013H CST Vhuramai and 080113D Cst Tswakai who accompanied him to the scene.
They then proceeded to Chitungwiza Hospital where they were screened for the Corona Virus. Tongai Chitare who had a fever and whose temperature was above 39.5 degrees was then suspected to have the virus.
He was then told not to return home and was quarantined at the hospital.
Urgent attention to the police station is needed since the patient entered several offices seeking assistance. Dema Police members are at risk of contracting the deadly virus.
If you [Ministry of Information] and [Ministry of Health] continue underreporting we are setting up our own parallel structures.