The report from MTN Rwanda -Rusizi branch , reveals that after the general test, 2 of their workers found positive covid-19 , the 2 new cases were takeñ to the hospital in charge. The shop is set to close for a week starting from 15th June 2020. the rest started home confinement to avoid the spread.“
As one of MTN workers who didn’t want his name to be revealed out talked to Bwiza.com, he said" in the general test of last week Thursday and Friday, the today’s result found that 2 have Covid-19 and were taken to hospital.
He further noticed that the ambulance came at midnight and took them to hospital where there other many positive covid-19 cases. he continued saying that even us who remained still have that fear as those taken were our colleagues, we could stay and share everything day to day, we can’t believe that we are safe as I my self have started feeling some signs of headache and fever but I heard that they are going to test us again to verify if there isn’t any new cases among us.
Concerning the shop immediate close, he further noticed that, after taking 2 of us who found positive covid-19, in the morning we received a message from one of our leaders here saying that we are requested to close for a week as 2 of us test positive covid-19 until further government notice so even us we don’t know weather they are taking us into isolation or not but we hàve much fear.
Another source who talked to Bwiza.com works nearby the 2 closed mtn shops, said that" even us who were working nearby, we have the fear as we haven’t even been tested and these Mtn workers would pass here everyday, they are colleagues here we could be together for most of the times so might be having covid-19 but sofar before the test we don’t know, we really have fear because our service might stop soon too.
One of MTN leaders in Rusizi town who asked Bwiza.com not to reveal out his names told Bwiza.com that even us here to know these 2 tests it’s from our company comittment to make a general test to all our 39 workers.
He further request District authorities to make a general test to all their workers as they did because if they didn’t those 2 new cases would spread to many as they could meet with many clients day to day here!
Since the sectors including mururu, nyakarenzo, kamembe and a part of gihundwe were put in confinement on monday june later nkombo also joined, life in this district seems to be a bit harder as they are many in isolation, Bwiza.com wanted to talk to the district mayor to ask if these measures are improving something we but didn’t make it due to he was in a meting.
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