Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has announced six new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country, outside of the group of 10 people who returned from Italy. The total number of cases recorded in South Africa is 13. According to a statement released by the Health
Parliamentarians have laid into government for failing to provide protective equipment to health workers manning ports of entry into the country despite the risk of contracting the deadly coronavirus. During an open session from Committee of Health and Child Care, Member of Parliament for Chinhoyi constituency,
A coronavirus expert, Dr Richard Hatchet says the fight against a global pandemic, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is like being 'at war' with the virus as it has the potential to spread to 50% of the world population. Coronavirus' global death toll passed the 4,000 mark late
The government has advised the nation to keep calm, insisting the country had confirmed any COVID-19 cases to date. This follows widespread rumors that government was covering up confirmed coronavirus cases including that of a Mutare woman who returned home from China, got admitted at Wilkins
A second person in Senegal has tested positive for coronavirus, the country's health ministry confirms. It says the patient is an 80-year-old French national who arrived in the West African country on 29 February. He is being treated at the same hospital for infectious diseases in the
The government has announced that people traveling to Zimbabwe from countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) will be deported at the port of entry if they fail to produce medical clearance. The medical clearance certificates should show that the visitors were examined for the Coronavirus symptoms and
Zimbabwean parents with children studying in China have said they will not follow the repatriation route taken by other countries following assurances by the local embassy that they are safe from the deadly disease. South Africa and a few others have already started repatriating their nationals
Chinese hospitals overflowing with COVID-19 patients a few weeks ago now have empty beds. Trials of experimental drugs are having difficulty enrolling enough eligible patients. And the number of new cases reported each day has plummeted the past few weeks. These are some of the startling
The government has allayed fears of coronavirus the country by announcing that the recently quarantined traveller from Hunan province has been tested positive. In a tweet posted this morning, Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services advised the nation to remain calm as the traveller who
In a suspected case of typhoid outbreak, Gweru City Council has confirmed two deaths as a result of the water borne disease. In an interview, City Council Spokesperson, Vimbai Chingwaramutse confirmed that two people from Mkoba Infill had died from diarrhea. "We received information through our Weekly
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