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Zimbabwe: Coronavirus - Govt Declares State of Disaster
The Herald, 18 March 2020
Government has declared the coronavirus pandemic a State of National Disaster, postponed Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), all independence celebrations, and banned public… Read more »
Mnangagwa Declares COVID-19 a National Disaster in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has postponed its 40th independence anniversary celebrations scheduled for April 18, as well as other public gatherings and international sporting events as part of efforts to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Although Zimbabwe has so far not recorded any confirmed case, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared COVID-19 a national disaster, saying the country had escalated its national response to the virus after neighboring countries in the region had reported cases.
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Zimbabwe: Govt Cancels Indepedence Celebrations, Trade Fair
263Chat, 17 March 2020
The Zimbabwean government has all national gatherings including the much anticipated 40th Independence day celebrations and the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair due to the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Wilkins Facelift Begins
The Herald, 18 March 2020
The facelift of Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital following a commitment by China to assist Zimbabwe in its national response towards any cases of Covid-19, has begun in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 - 2030 Vision Off the Rail, Says Mnangagwa
263Chat, 18 March 2020
President Emmerson Mnangagwa Tuesday announced that the government's ambitious vision 2030 could be derailed in light of the coronavirus which slowed down bilateral and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Bans Weddings, Church Over COVID-19
New Zimbabwe, 17 March 2020
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the coronavirus a national disaster and further decreed a ban on weddings, church gatherings and foreign travels to countries worst… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Russia Cancels Business Conference
The Herald, 18 March 2020
Russia has cancelled an international business conference set for June in Moscow, where a Zimbabwean delegation comprising legislators was expected to attend, due to the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Tracks Down People Who Had Contact With a COVID-19 Positive UK Tourist
263Chat, 17 March 2020
Government is tracking all people who had contact with a United Kingdom tourist who visited Victoria Falls and later tested positive to coronavirus on her return back home. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Fear Grips Zimbabwe As British Visitor Tests Positive for Coronavirus Back in London
VOA, 17 March 2020
Zimbabwean health authorities say a British tourist, who recently visited the southern African nation, has tested positive for coronavirus amid concerns of a possible outbreak of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Declares Corona Virus National Disaster
263Chat, 17 March 2020
Zimbabwe declared a national state of disaster over the coronavirus outbreak and announced the continent's most drastic measures yet to curb its spread. Read more »
InFocus
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With several African governments closing borders, implementing travel bans and enforcing strict quarantine measures to curb the spread of the virus, experts have said there will be ... Read more »
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As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads across the globe, African countries are responding in various ways, from imposing travel bans to closing schools. This was last updated in ... Read more »
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
