Zimbabwe Govt Tightens Lockdown Rules as Covid-19 Cases Soar
The government has banned the transportation of bodies for burial purposes from one city to another as part of its desperate measures to contain a rampaging Covid-19 pandemic. This comes after the country recorded 978 new cases and 24 deaths on January 9, 2021. At the beginning of January the government imposed a 30-day strict national lockdown following a surge in cases. The measures include a dawn-to-dusk curfew and tight restrictions on inter-provincial travel. Since the first case was recorded in March 2020, over 507 people have died from a cumulative 21,477 cases.
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Zimbabwe:
'Police Corruption Fueling Spread of Covid-19'
263Chat, 13 January 2021
Community members who are part of Virtual Platforms established by communities working with Heal Zimbabwe from Gutu and Zaka have singled out corruption by law enforcement agents… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Govt Bans Movement of Dead Bodies, Body Viewing
New Zimbabwe, 11 January 2021
Government has banned the transportation of bodies for burial purposes from one city to another as part of its desperate measures to contain a rampaging Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
'Country At Bigger Risk Without Proper Covid-19 Tests'
New Zimbabwe, 11 January 2021
Former health minister Henry Madzorera has warned the country was at a higher risk of the Covid-19 menace if authorities did not conduct comprehensive tests on the population. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
We Are All At Risk of Covid-19
The Herald, 11 January 2021
Calling Harare the epicentre of Zimbabwe's Covid-19 infections should neither give comfort, excuses for laxity in other centres nor should it unduly depress the people who live in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Govt Confident in Covid-19 Fight
The Herald, 11 January 2021
More than 50 people were last week slapped with heavy fines of up to $9 000 each for flouting Covid-19 control regulations. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Govt Bans Movement of Dead Bodies
The Herald, 11 January 2021
With immediate effect, people who die will be buried in towns or areas in which they would have died and there will be no body-viewing, Government has said. Read more »
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