Mozambique: Health Ministry Warns of Risks to Elderly

Maputo — The Mozambican Health Ministry on Monday warned that elderly people are particularly at risk from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Speaking at a Maputo press conference, the Deputy National Director of Public Health, Benigna Matsinhe, said that, of the 27 people who have died of Covid-19 in October, 16 - or 59.3 per cent - were over 60 years old.

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