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Health Experts Thumps Up COVID-19 Vaccine
Health experts have urged Zimbabweans to take up vaccines saying it is the only way the country can succeed in its effort to curtail further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zimbabwe received a donation of 200 000 doses of Sinopharm…
Zim Among First Recipients Of Chinese Vaccine
Zimbabwe is among the first 14 developing countries that will benefit from the Chinese made COVID-19 Vaccine in an effort to contain the virus.
The coronavirus which originated in China has claimed more than 1000 lives of Zimbabweans…
Africa to get 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine by December
The African Union Special Envoy on the COVID crisis, Strive Masiyiwa, has said that Africa will get more than 1 billion doses of vaccines by December 2021.
He said international donors had already pledged 700 million free doses this…
Parly Quizzes Min Of Health Over Closure Of Lupane, Jotsholo Health Centres
The government has dismissed social media reports claiming that two health centres in Matabeleland had shut down after staff members tested positive to COVID-19 pandemic.
Appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee on health…
South African scientists who discovered new COVID-19 variant share what they know
Willem Hanekom, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Tulio de Oliveira, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Late last year the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) led by the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing…
Govt Warns Anti COVID-19 Vaccine Crusaders
The government has warned citizens against sending false and misleading information on the COVID-19 vaccines saying only technically sound people should make comments to avoid causing anxiety and misconceptions around the yet to be rolled…
United States Provides 20 Ventilators to Zimbabwe to Respond to COVID-19
Harare – January 21, 2021: The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 20 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Solidarity Trust Zimbabwe to help Zimbabweans fight COVID-19.
“We are…
Frontline Workers’ Allowances To Be Reviewed
The government is set to review allowances for health workers who are working in Red Zones, acting Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Jenfan Muswera has said,
In a statement today, Muswera government was…
‘Behave Or Lockdown Will Be Extended’-Chiwenga
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga says the current 30-day COVID-19 induced lockdown might not be extended if cases reduce to manageable levels although the current statistics show the contrary.
Zimbabwe has been a concerning increase…
Chiwenga Contradicts Mangwana On Hospital Capacity
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga Friday dismissed reports by Information Ministry Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana that hospitals in and around the country are overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients saying at the moment, it is an…
