Expert on Tuesday, reveals that Namibia has recorded diverse new symptoms of COVID-19 since the beginning of a third wave in the country.
Ferlin De Almeida-Schiceya, a supervisor at Robert Mugabe Clinic, in the capital, Windhoek, stated that the third wave had brought symptoms such as isolated back pain, abdominal pain and stomach cramps.
She noted that while in the period between December 2020 and April 2021 dominant symptoms were severe headaches, dizziness, fever, flu, chest pains and congestion on the chest area, the third wave had brought unusual symptoms.
“Ever since the third wave, which has reached its peak in June, we have had patients presenting symptoms such as back pains, where you find a young person suffering from isolated back pains.
“Other unusual symptoms that are being presented by COVID-19 patients are abdominal cramps or discomfort in the stomach area,’’ said Almeida-Schiceya.
She urged the public to get COVID-19 tests when they feel unwell, as the virus was presenting itself in unexpected symptoms.
“If you get tested and you know your status, you are better off, and then you know you are going to protect yourself from other people and protect other people as well,’’ she added.
Report from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, reveals that Namibia has a 42 per cent positivity ratio of COVID-19, as 1,084 new cases were recorded out of 2,597 tested in the last 24 hours.
The country currently has 14,092 active cases, and of the total, 516 are hospitalized and 90 are in Intensive Care Units.