CABINET has resolved to allow bars, night clubs and other liquor retailers to operate though under strict COVID-19 regulations.
By Michael Gwarisa
Briefing Journalists during a post cabinet media briefing, Information minister, Honorable Monica Mutsvangwa said the move was part of the easing of restrictions at the back of the positive trajectory the COVID-19 infection pattern has taken lately even though she encouraged citizens to be vigilant to avoid unnecessary spread of the virus.
Following representations from the Liquor Retailers’ Association seeking permission for liquor retailers to commence operations, Cabinet resolved that operations could resume in line with COVID-19 regulations and on condition that no liquor is consumed at their premises,” said minister Mutsvangwa.
Since the commencement of the lockdown in March, liquor retailers among other recreational centers had closed doors to the public. A week ago, cabinet announced a relaxation of restrictions on all travel and tourism services.
“Cabinet noted that the country has now recorded six thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven (6 837) confirmed COVID-19 cases, compared to the six thousand three hundred and eighty-eight (6 388) reported the previous week. A total of five thousand three hundred and forty-five (5 345) persons had recovered from the virus, compared to the five thousand and seventy-eight (5 078) recoveries that were reported last week”
Harare and Bulawayo Metropolitan Provinces are the epicenters of the pandemic, while community transmissions account for the majority of the new cases. The loss of 206 lives to the pandemic is sincerely regretted and all efforts are being made to ably manage the situation.