Suspected Covid-19 patients get death threats
Publish date: 08 June 2020
Issue Number: 876
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: Mozambique
Health officials in Mozambique say there's growing discrimination against people suspected of being infected with coronavirus. BBC News reports that in the central city of Beira, patients have allegedly been threatened with lynching which has led to a fall in the number of people visiting clinics with flu-like systems. As a result, the Health Ministry has restricted the amount of Covid-19 information, including the disclosure of places where cases have been confirmed.
