Generally the families known to have been infected were poor, but it is rumored that members of wealthy families have also been affected. A local doctor is providing financial assistance. Their paternal uncle has occupied the house. Some women have returned with their children after living in major cities.
Rumors circulate about their return.
They are depending on their families for support. Elsewhere in the market prices for goods and fuel transported from the city have been rising. Truckers say that city prices are rising steeply and that people should be grateful for regular supplies, as many truck drivers are too ill for consistent work. Business is thriving for bars, cafes and traditional healers. Production has dropped at plantations because of frequent absence of female wage labourers.