Chairperson of the Editors' Forum of Namibia (EFN) Frank Steffen has welcomed the media being classified as an essential service by health advisor in the presidency Dr Bernard Haufiku - during the 21-day lockdown starting midnight today. Previously media was not regarded as an essential service.
"We welcome it and can only fight this thing (coronavirus) when people are educated and know what is going on. This is the best news ever. The editors and journalists' responsibility is to make sure they don't abuse the situation because it is not about finding blame with other people and pointing fingers," said Steffen, adding that the media is not just there to disseminate news but should be part of the planning because too many people are spreading different stories on the virus.
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