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Hospitals run out of oxygen MASERU-Lesotho is battling a serious shortage of oxygen leading to a surge in Covid-19 deaths, thepost heard this week. That is according to the deputy spokesman for the Coalition of Health Professionals (CPH) Dr Mojakisane Ramafikeng Dr Ramafikeng told thepost yesterday that “for a long time we have been complaining and advising the government to make oxygen available”. “We are still complaining of a lack of oxygen even today,” Dr Ramafikeng said, adding that where he works at the Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital “we do not have that problem here”....

The right call THE decision by Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro to impose a total lockdown is coming four weeks late after the proverbial horses have bolted. Late as it is, we however think it was the right call to make. As early as December last year, the alarm bells were already being sounded over the potential threat Basotho migrant workers would pose if they were allowed to come back home. The government did absolutely nothing to stop the illegal movement of people. There were no tests at the borders. Four weeks later, we are beginning to see the fatal cost of our indecisiveness and prevari...

MASERU-“THERE are bullets flying.” These are the words of Liketso Mochochoko, a doctor on the forefront in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. With beds full at some hospitals, no breathing machines and lack of expertise to deal with the virus amid a surge in numbers of infections, medical experts are treating this as a war. Bodies are piling up at mortuaries, and the country is in panic mode. Health personnel such as Dr Mochochoko are putting their lives on the line to try and save the nation from a pandemic that has brought the entire world to its knees.

MASERU-THREE police stations in Maseru have been forced to shut down after some police officers contracted the deadly virus.Police spokesperson Senior Superinte

WFP Lesotho Country Brief, December 2020 Format In Numbers 5,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lesotho (10 January 2021), including 85 deaths and 1,572 recoveries US$13.2 m six-month (January 2021-June 2021) net funding requirements 483,500 people targeted for assistance in 2020 Operational Updates • On 06 January 2021, Lesotho moved back to Orange level restrictions, which implies tighter measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. . Orange restrictions are one level lower than hard lockdown measures (red). • All ten districts of Lesotho are currently classified to be in Integrated Food Se...