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In an address to the nation, President Mnangagwa has declared the coronavirus crisis a national disaster, even if the country has no confirmed case, in a bid to raise resources to fight the pandemic, which threatens to engulf the region.
#COVID19ZW
Mnangagwa: Major ports of entry will remain open, with rigorous screening, but smaller border posts will be closed.
Mnangagwa: Our response will neither be arbitrary, nor reckless.
Mnangagwa: More isolation and treatment centres are being identified.
Mnangagwa: Govt has postponed the ZITF, all national independence celebrations and all national sporting activities. Funds initially budgeted for these events will now be diverted to the fight against COVID-19
Mnangagwa: All government premises must be equipped for screening. Private sector premises are encouraged to do the same
Mnangagwa: Schools to remain open
Mnangagwa: Should the situation escalate, govt will take more drastic measures
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Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira has now been arraigned before Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi. Prosecutor Michael Reza has read out the 7 counts of alleged criminal abuse of office. The prosecution wants Mupfumira remanded in custody for 21 days.
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