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Twenty percent of Namibians will receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the foreseeable future. That represents approximately 500 000 people. However, to achieve a herd immunity for the nation, as many as 60 % to 80 % of people need to be vaccinated. Namibia’s health minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, on Wednesday announced the first delivery of the vaccine is expected by the end of January or some time in February. This first batch has cost Government N$29 million and a Financial Commitment Agreement (FCA) has been signed for the procurement of the rest of the vaccines at a cost of around N$138 milli...

Fellow Namibians! 1. I extend to you and your families my best and heartfelt felicitations for the New Year. I extend my profound thanks and acknowledgement to you for the support and cooperation you extended to me and the entire team that is responsible for the prevention, control and management of Covid-19 in Namibia. The challenges we faced during 2020 were enormous but you were not never found wanting. We count on similar generosity in 2021. 2. As we are all aware, the measures that I announced on the 23 December 2020 to control and prevent Covid-19 will lapse midnight tonight. As I will ...