We Will Start Vaccinating Zimbabweans—Mnangagwa

Ijeoma Okeke

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has said that the country has received its first batch of COVID vaccines.

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It was learnt that four government ministers have so far died of coronavirus in Zimbabwe, prompting the country to further tighten lockdown measures and several other cabinet ministers are fighting for their lives in a private hospital.

information gathered was that Zimbabwe has registered over 30,500 cases of the lethal infection since the start of the pandemic, including more than 960 deaths.

Mnangagwa made this known via his official twitter handle “The first batch of vaccines for Zimbabwe has been successfully delivered. We start vaccinating Zimbabweans this week!

“The faster our country is protected against this virus, the faster Zimbabwe’s economy can flourish”.

The deputy health minister John Mangwiro also revealed plans to intensify the current lockdown, which has been in place since early January and includes a strict nightly curfew.

“We are in a dark cloud that we have to clear very soon,” he said.

“Restaurants, bars, and gyms have also been forced to close”.