Search in the website:
Covid-19 / Page 5
The Covid-19 “break-through drug” is in Namibia – CDC
The steroid which has been considered a breakthrough and possible effective drug to deal with Corona Virus Dexamethasone, is available in the country, Centre for Disease Control’s chairperson, Dr. Eric Dziuban has told Eagle FM. According to reports, researchers at the UK’s University of Oxford have found that dexamethasone reduced deaths by about one-third […]
Yoga For Hope, Yoga from Home
The rapid changes in today’s world due to the current situation of CoVID-19 pandemic has opened our eyes to the importance of managing positive physical and mental health. With the advances in medicine over the years, the types of ailments being treated have changed. Today, more than ever we realize that prevention is better than […]
Ekanitho lyiilonga tali tala komalwaala goshipa
Okwa lopotwa puna omahangano ngoka ooyene yago aatiligane, taya kutha miilonga aanilonga aaludhe noku kalekamo aatiligane ooyakwawo. Eagle FM etiyali oyayi moonkundathana na Labor Executive Director Bro Mathew Shinguandja shinasha noolopota ndhika, nokwati uuministeli wo labour owuna oolopota dhaagandji yiilonga aatiligane taya kutha aanilonga miilonga taya tala komalwaala goshipa. Okwati shika osheyapo konima yoka video […]
Unfair for colleges to ask for full tuition – Kandjii-Murangi
Higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi has said that it is not fair for private tertiary institutions to demand full tuition fees from students who would have not been on campus due to the lockdown. Kandjii-Murangi also said the economic climate currently will make it hard for many families to afford tuition fees as a result […]
4 Swakopmund high school pupils in quarantine
The health ministry said Monday that four students from the Swakopmund Secondary School are in quarantine at the Namib High School after they showed flu-like symptoms. In a statement dated 8 June 2020 and from the executive director, the ministry said the four students went to the Swakopmund State Hospital for treatment early Monday. Health […]
Important guidelines for Erongo 14-day lockdown
1. When will the lockdown come into force? 1.1 The lockdown will begin at 23:59 on Monday 08 June 2020 until 23:59 on 22 June 2020. 1.2 The lockdown will remain in force for 14 days, an observance period equivalent to one Covid19 incubation cycle. 2. The following categories of persons are exempted from this […]
Govt committed to restarting the economy
The government is committed to restarting our economy but this cannot be achieved if the virus is spreading from person to person, community to community, President Hage Geingob said Monday. Speaking during a press conference ar State House where he announced the return to stage 1 for Erongo region, Geingob said although he understands the […]
Covid-19: We are still vulnerable – Geingob
President Hage Geingob said although Namibia is managing the coronavirus, the country has not defeated the virus yet and is vulnerable. Geingob said this during a press conference Monday at State House in Windhoek where he announced an extension of the lockdown on Walvis Bay Local Authority Area and pulled the whole Erongo region back […]
Unam, Nust need N$9,4m for internet upgrades
Higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi said both Unam and Nust urgently need N$9,4m to expand their bandwidth for enhancing e-learning. Addressing the Covid-19 Communications Centre Monday, Kandjii-Murangi said Nust requires N$2,4m to upgrade their bandwidth capacity, while Unam will need to invest N$7m to upgrade the saver and storage facility. The minister said all needy […]
Namibia ends lockdown on 4 May, enforces facemasks
Namibia will end the nationwide lockdown on 4 May 2020 but will make the wearing of facemasks outside the home mandatory. In an address to the nation on Thursday, President Hage Geigon said that although it is very important to make the people’s health a priority, there was a need for a balance this with […]