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Zimbabwe: Shattered Economy Poses a Serious Challenge to Fighting COVID-19
The Conversation Africa, 12 April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has left Zimbabwe in an extremely difficult situation. As of early April, the number of infections and deaths from the pandemic appeared low, although the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Renovated Wilkins Hospital Reopens With New Beds for 60 COVID-19 Patients
New Zimbabwe, 9 April 2020
The renovated Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital reopened this week and can now admit at least 60 COVID-19 patients with 10 beds designated for the facility's Intensive Care Unit… Read more »
In Zimbabwe, Lack of Tests Sparks Fear COVID-19 Goes Undetected
Health professionals in Zimbabwe have sounded the alarm over the country's limited capacity to test people for the new coronavirus, warning that a lack of critical equipment and infrastructure shortages may result in many cases being undetected. The country - which has only one COVID-19 test centre, in the capital, Harare - has confirmed 11 cases, including three deaths after testing only 392 people for COVID-19.
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Zimbabwe: Chamisa Raises Alarm Over Lack of Public COVID-19 Tests During Lockdown
New Zimbabwe, 10 April 2020
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has raised alarm over the failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to carry out mass public tests for the deadly coronavirus during… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Declare Central Hospitals COVID-19 Centres - Zima
The Herald, 10 April 2020
All central and provincial hospitals should be made Covid-19 treatment centres as they have more capacity to handle critically-ill patients than municipal institutions handling… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 - Help Monitor the Young and the Elderly As Temperatures Drop...
The Herald, 9 April 2020
There is a need to monitor the young and the elderly who are more vulnerable to low temperatures as the country is heading towards the winter season, the Meteorological Services… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Food Industry Workers Make Urgent Personal Protective Equipment Appeal to Govt
263Chat, 10 April 2020
The Food Federation and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (FFAWUZ) has approached the Ministry of Labour and Social Services with an urgent appeal to get adequate personal… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Condemns COVID-19 Rapid Self-Testing
The Herald, 6 April 2020
Government has warned individuals, private organisations and pharmacies that are selling unapproved Covid-19 rapid test kits that do not comply with Ministry of Health and Child… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Test for Deceased Chiredzi Woman
The Herald, 9 April 2020
Health officials here have collected specimens from the remains of a deceased Chiredzi woman,to test whether she succumbed to Covid-19 at Chiredzi District Hospital on Tuesday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Over 15,000 Returnees Dodge COVID-19 Testing
New Zimbabwe, 1 April 2020
Less than 200 people have gone through coronavirus testing out of 16 032 returnees who arrived in Zimbabwe after the outbreak of the world pandemic, a doctors group has said. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Is the Enemy, Not Media - MISA Tells Police
New Zimbabwe, 10 April 2020
MISA-Zimbabwe has commended the government for categorising the media as an essential service, among other critical sectors, whose operations should not be restricted during the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Anger as Afro Nation Portugal Organisers Insist Festival Goes Ahead
New Zimbabwe, 10 April 2020
GLOBAL music lovers have been left fuming after organisers of one of the world's biggest African musical festivals "Afro Nation Portugal" held annually in Lisbon, Portugal are… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: U.S. Injects U.S.$150,000 Towards COVID-19 Fight
263Chat, 10 April 2020
The United States, through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (or PEPFAR), is using at least USD$150,000 to boost Zimbabwe's fight against COVID-19 prevention… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zvishavane Forex Dealers Defy Lockdown, Flood Streets
New Zimbabwe, 10 April 2020
Some illegal money changers in the small Midlands town are back onto the streets in defiance of government's nationwide 21-day lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Quarantines 265 Travellers From Botswana
263Chat, 9 April 2020
287 individuals are currently under quarantine at different centres established by government across the country as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the COVID-19… Read more »
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The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic. The Facility is the latest measure taken by the Bank to respond to the pandemic and will be the institution's primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis. It provides up to $10 billion to governments and the private sector.
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The World Food Programme has classified Zimbabwe as one of 18 countries in the world that will likely be worse off once the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic loosens its grip on the world. According to the UN agency, donor support was needed "now more than ever" by Zimbabwe and other countries affected by political instability, as they fight the pandemic.
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Initially, the government announced it was going to free up to 6,000 prisoners under an amnesty that was meant to decongest the country's jails, but so far, only 1,680 prisoners have been released under the presidential amnesty to avert a further rise in coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, universities are manufacturing masks, gloves and hand sanitizers as the country
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The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called for the lifting of sanctions on all countries, including Zimbabwe, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Guterres made the call in his letter to the G-20 member countries arguing that the move would allow for the access essential medical material required to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, the U.S. renewed sanctions against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration on accusations of human rights violations and the
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Zimbabwean authorities have begun enforcing a three-week lockdown in its fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus after the disease left one person dead and infected six others. President Emmerson Mnangagwa had come under attack from Zimbabweans for delaying announcing the full lockdown but for many, the lockdown means tough times ahead.
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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 the continent.
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