President Hage Geingob on Sunday appealed for calm and called for solidarity to defeat collectively the scourge of COVID-19.

Geingob announced the plan to lock down the two regions last week on Tuesday after the country had recorded seven cases of COVID-19.

Namibia currently has 11 confirmed cases.

Geingob, who visited some parts of Windhoek on Day 2 of the COVID-19 lockdown, said that the health of Namibians remained the first priority.

The 21-day lockdown that started on Friday midnight is currently confined to Khomas and Erongo regions.

Geingob has, however, said that there were plans to extend the lockdown to the rest of the country.

The modalities for the rest of the country, Geingob said, were being fleshed out and shall be imminently communicated to the Namibian public.

“Efforts are also being made to deal with all the gaps in the implementation of the national strategy to combat COVID-19,” he said.

During the visit, according to a statement released by State House, Geingob interacted with residents in several areas and expressed satisfaction with the manner in which Namibians have embraced the guidelines to fight COVID-19.

“You should not panic, and should at all times cooperate with Authorities in order to ensure that the national response to COVID-19 is effective”, the President stressed.

State House also said Geingob emphasized to senior government officials in charge of the national response and law enforcement agencies that they must ensure that critical services, such as transportation of essential provisions are not disrupted during the period of the lockdown.

 

 

 

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