Zimbabwean prominent journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono has called upon the government to make public the names of people who tested positive for coronavirus and those who would have succumbed to the virus.
Chin’ono says that this will help in the tracing, testing and isolation of coronavirus suspects. Posting on Twitter, Chin’ono said:
When someone has tested positive or died from COVID-19, their name must be made public in order to trace, test & isolate.
COVID-19 doesn’t have stigma & shouldn’t.
Many more people will die if those who test positive are not made public. What is important is knowing & testing.
His remarks come amid reports that the government is concealing some of the coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, there are some who argue that patients’ right to privacy must be ensured.
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