#JUSTIN: President To Announce Lockdown Way Forward Next Week
PRESIDENT Emerson Mnangagwa says he will announce next week as to how the nation will proceed as the country continues with the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the country is currently on level four National lockdown. He said this while addressing the first POLAD meeting for 2021 being held virtually at State house this morning.
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#JUSTIN: Zimbabwe Among The First Countries To Get Chinese Vaccine
CHINESE envoy to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Guo Shaochun has posted through his official twitter account that Zimbabwe is amongst the first 14 countries set to receive vaccine aid from China very soon.
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Dark Week for Zimbabwe, As COVID-19 Claims 88 Lives, infects 4,395 in Seven Days
ZIMBABWE recorded a total 4,395 new COVID-19 infections and 88 deaths, the highest weekly death rate reported since the pandemic was first reported in the country in March 2020. HealthTimes Reporter This is according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) daily sitreps tally over a five-days period from Monday, January 4 to
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Nine Chan Footballers Test Positive For COVID-19
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has announced that at least nine players who are part of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) provisional squad have tested positive to covid-19. HealthTimes Reporter In a statement, ZIFA Communications and Competitions Manager, Xolisani Gwesela said all the affected players have already been quarantined. In adherence to our Covid-19 medical
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Condom Shortages In Sanyati As Sex Workers Loot Free Dembare Condoms
SANYATI district has been experiencing recurrent shortages of the famous Blue Panther or Dembare condoms at the back of massive looting of the product by sex workers who later sale the condoms at exorbitant rates to their colleagues. HealthTimes Reporter In an interview in Sanyati recently, National Aids Council (NAC) District Aids Coordinator (DAC) for
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Zimbabwe Opens School Classes Despite Increase in New COVID-19 Infections
ZIMBABWE today, November 9, 2020 resumes all school classes from Early Childhood Development (ECD) up to Advanced level in line with government set schedule. HealthTimes Brief The resumption of classes however comes at a time Zimbabwe is recording increased cases of COVID-19 with majority of them being local transmissions. According to the Ministry of Health
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Over 1000 Zim Nurses Punished For Defying Flexi Hours Ban
A total 1 280 Zimbabwe nurses face disciplinary action for failure to comply with government’s ban of the flexi hours working arrangement. By Michael Gwarisa The flexi-hours regime was introduced early this year to cushion nurses who had gone on a strike owing to poor wages and high costs of living. In a pots cabinet
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#JUSTIN: MCAZ Extends Shelf Life For Pyridoxine
THE Medecines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), has extended the shelf-life of various batches of Pyridoxine by five months up to March, 2021 following a request from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC). In letter written to the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) and director health services at City Council run Hospitals
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Chitungwiza Hospital To Conduct Pauper’s Burials For 31 Unclaimed Bodies
CHITUNGWIZA Central Hospital has released names of 31 bodies lying unclaimed at their mortuary since July, 2019 to date. According to the Hospital, they will soon be conducting Pauper Burials for the unclaimed if no one comes to claim the bodies. The Hospital called on relatives or anyone who knows the people on the list
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VP Chiwenga Receives Three Ambulances From Redan
VICE President and Minister for Health and Child Care General (Rtd) Dr Constatntino Chiwenga has recieved a donation of three ambulances from Redan Coupons. The three units will service Masvingo, Gwanda and Marondera and they come with world class hospital standard life support medical equipment. By Michael Gwarisa The ambulances come with a thousand litres
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