Luanda- Seven cases of Delta Indian variant were registered in the country, via passengers coming from Asia and Europe (Portugal).
According to the Minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta, who gave the information during a visit made Monday in Luanda, to the vaccination centre Paz Flor, the cases detected at the Airport “4 de Fevereiro” are already isolated and receiving the due treatment protocol.
Silvia Lutucuta, in statements to the press, admitted that the above-mentioned variant is a great challenge for all countries, but despite that, due to the efforts applied, results are already showing at an international level, so one should continue to strengthen the biosecurity surveillance measures.
Still on the circulation of variants in Angola, she said that half of the cases are of the English type (Alpha), followed by the South African (Beta), the latter already circulating in the community.
The Government official also said that around 1.7 million Angolans had already been vaccinated, both with the first dose and the second.
She added that the country has 30 million inhabitants eligible for vaccination, around 15 million are ready and of that number six million are benefiting from doses donated to Angola as part of the Covax initiative and nine million by way of vaccines acquired by the government.
“The Angolan Government will invest about 300 million dollars to vaccinate about nine million citizens, as part of the ongoing vaccination campaign in the country, despite the countries difficulties in acquiring them” she said.
Source: Angola Press News Agency