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Zimbabwe: Sally Mugabe Hospital Midwives Down Tools Over Covid-19 PPE
New Zimbabwe, 8 January 2021
MIDWIVES manning Sally Mugabe Hospital's maternity ward have withdrawn their services over lack of Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Ill-Prepared for Second Wave
Zimbabwe Independent, 8 January 2021
ZIMBABWE, like the rest aof the world, is battling second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The country's health facilities are inadequate and ill-equipped to deal with the surging… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Doctors Poke Holes On Current Lockdown Enforcement
263Chat, 6 January 2021
Doctors have condemned the enforcement of the current 30 day lockdown saying it will not help in reducing the spread of COVID-19 due to loopholes observed on the first day. Read more »
Midwives Down Tools Over Lack of Covid-19 PPE in Zimbabwe
Midwives manning Sally Mugabe Hospital's maternity ward have withdrawn their services over lack of Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment, blaming the health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for alleged failure to listen to their concerns. Nurses and midwives in Zimbabwe continue to be on the front line fighting Covid-19 daily and providing essential health services. This puts them at high risk of contracting communicable diseases including Covid-19.
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The government has imposed a 30-day strict national lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases. The measures include a dawn-to-dusk curfew and tight restrictions on ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe has postponed the reopening of schools due to a surge in Covid-19 infections and tropical storm Chalane sweeping through the region. The government had set January 4 as Read more »
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Zimbabwe's biggest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa, has become a new hotspot for Covid-19 as senior health officials are reportedly forcing nurses to work without Covid-19 ... Read more »
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As of September 22, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,182,579 while over 83,245,773 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Use ... Read more »
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