-The Ministry of Health confirmed, in a statement to the media on Wednesday, that a 10-year-old learner from People’s Primary School in Katutura tested positive for cholera.

-With a cholera outbreak confirmed in some parts of neighbouring Zambia, regional and local authorities in the Zambezi Region conducted an awareness campaign at Katima Mulilo.

-The Zambian High Commissioner to Namibia says her government has scaled up interventions to contain the cholera outbreak, ensuring that Zambia remains a safe place for tourists and citizens.

-The Ministry of Health and Social Services has pitched tents at the Katima Mulilo State Hospital and also at the border post, as part of measures to deal with a possible cholera outbreak.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is fully prepared for any possible spread of the cholera outbreak from neighbouring Zambia, Interim Health Permanent Secretary, David Uirab told NAMPA.