Govt moves to avert potential Covid-19 3rd wave

THE Government has moved in to avert a potential Covid-19 third wave following a surge in positive cases and deaths over the past seven days which saw 596 new Covid-19 positive cases and 26 deaths being recorded.

In a press statement Saturday evening, the Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, put in place a raft of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 which include a ban of all public gatherings, churches, music shows and sports except for funerals with only 30 people allowed to attend.

Public transport operators are to ensure strict COVID-19 regulations.

All offices are to decongest by 50% except for essential services and businesses are to operate from 8am to 6pm under strict observance of Covid-19 regulations.

The new measures are effective from Monday the 14th of June 2021.

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