By A Correspondent| As ZimEye looks into the case of a suspected COVID patient in Harare’s Dzivarasekwa suburb, reporters have launched a search for all persons (both police and health workers) who got into contact with another suspected Coronavirus male patient (Mr. Tongai Chitare) in Chitungwiza.

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The deceased passed on on the 24th March and the case was reported at Dema Police station.

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Impeccable Ministry Of Health officials told ZimEye the man had physical contact with both police and health professionals before his sudden death.

“He was assisted by police officers as they sought to verify his medical condition,” a source told ZimEye..

Below was the police memo-

To : Dispol Mra
From: Dema
Info: PDIO Mra
Dated 25/03/20

Subject: Suspected case of Corona Virus at Dema Police Station
This memo serves to inform the command that:

1. On the 24th day of March 2020, at around 2350hrs , Tongai Chitare NR
   85-006520 Y 25 of Murisa Village, Seke visited Dema Police Station to report a case of sudden death.
2. He was attended to by 079013H CST Vhuramai and 080113D Cst Tswakai who accompanied him to the scene.
3. They then proceeded to Chitungwiza Hospital where they were screened for the Corona Virus. Tongai Chitare who had a fever and whose temperature was above 39.5degrees was then suspected to have the virus.
4. He was then told not to return home and was quarantined at the hospital.

Comment
Urgent attention to the police station is needed since the patient entered several offices seeking assistance. Dema Police members are at risk of contracting the deadly virus.All offices need to be fumigated as a matter of urgency in order to curb the possibility of spread the virus.