Reports circulating on social media claim that Mbereshi Mission Hospital has recorded three deaths of patients who were on oxygen, allegedly due to power cuts.
In a video posted online, Mbereshi Ward Councilor Cynthia Makungu is seen in the hospital mortuary, appealing to the government to exempt the facility from load shedding.
In response, Mwansabombwe Council Chairperson Terrio Mwape has dismissed these reports as a political stunt.
Mr. Mwape has emphasized that the hospital has a power backup system and is not experiencing a shortage of oxygen.
By Kalombe Kapempwa