Coronavirus projections by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Lesotho, suggesting that over 200 000 Basotho are likely to get the virus are not meant to scare the nation but for planning purposes.

This was divulged by WHO Representative Lesotho Dr. Richard Banda in a telephonic interview with Communications Cluster, under National Emergency Command Centre (NECC) on Monday the 15th June 2020.

According to Dr. Banda, the predictions are WHO models aimed at preparing its members for worst scenario cases, and this does not necessarily mean such will happen.

However he is adamant that the outbreak is not yet over, and more and more people have a likelihood of having the virus, hence the need for all to take precaution against the pandemic, which has seen many suffering.

Meanwhile, United Nations Information Centre and Resident Coordinator Offices has also shown COVID-19 messages are being disseminated in Lesotho, but the challenge is many people particularly in the rural areas still believe that COVID-19 does not exist, and that even the existing cases were made up by the government to get international funding.