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Mnangagwa speaks on lockdown review
14 Feb 2021 at 09:49hrs | Views
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his impending review of the tough lockdown to slow down Covid-19 infections will be influenced by the situation on the ground.
Mnangagwa is expected to announce new lockdown measures this week as restrictions imposed a fortnight ago expire tomorrow. He told mourners at the burial of the late Retired Lieutenant-General Douglas Nyikayaramba at the National Heroes Acre in Harare that Zimbabweans must remain vigilant as Covid-19 still posed a potent threat.
"The war against the global Covid-19 pandemic is far from over," Mnangagwa said.
"We are in the thick of it. We dare not lose it.
"Each Zimbabwean who falls to the pandemic is a grim reminder that the pandemic is real and a danger to our nation."
"These measures are predicated on strict enforcement and adherence to World Health Organisation (WHO) protocols and the roll-out of our vaccination programme."
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 cases have been going down in the past few days after a second wave that began early this year left thousands infected and killed hundreds of people.
Zimbabwe is expected to roll out its vaccination programme this week after receiving a donation 200 000 doses of China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine.
Nyikayaramba, who was Zimbabwe's ambassador to Mozambique, died of Covid-19 last week.
Mnangagwa is expected to announce new lockdown measures this week as restrictions imposed a fortnight ago expire tomorrow. He told mourners at the burial of the late Retired Lieutenant-General Douglas Nyikayaramba at the National Heroes Acre in Harare that Zimbabweans must remain vigilant as Covid-19 still posed a potent threat.
"The war against the global Covid-19 pandemic is far from over," Mnangagwa said.
"We are in the thick of it. We dare not lose it.
"These measures are predicated on strict enforcement and adherence to World Health Organisation (WHO) protocols and the roll-out of our vaccination programme."
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 cases have been going down in the past few days after a second wave that began early this year left thousands infected and killed hundreds of people.
Zimbabwe is expected to roll out its vaccination programme this week after receiving a donation 200 000 doses of China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine.
Nyikayaramba, who was Zimbabwe's ambassador to Mozambique, died of Covid-19 last week.
Source - the standard
