Zambia’s response to COVID-19: ‘We have to choose life or livelihood or both’

“As the total number of confirmed cases in Zambia passes the 1,000 mark, the Ministry of Health continues to deliver daily COVID-19 updates and press briefings. However, these are becoming increasingly politicised, with some within PF considering the Health Minister, Dr Chitalu Chilufya, to be a potential threat, and this is undermining the level of trust in the information being conveyed.”