“Zimbabwe had done fairly well in controlling Covid-19 as evidenced by the decline in new cases and also a declining mortality rate. We urge the authorities to be on the side of caution as far as reopening of borders is concerned until we achieve maximum control of the pandemic,” he added.
Home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe said a decision to open the country’s ports of entry would be made after consultations with the national Covid-19 task force. Currently only airports are open for civilian travel.
Meanwhile, as part of measures to reduce the spread of the virus, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum delivered a petition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to consider presidential pardons as a tool to decongest prisons.
Print this page HARARE - Public health experts in Zimbabwe are condemning remarks by the country’s defense minister who accused China of botched experiments as responsible for the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has since distanced itself from the accusations made in a tearful interview as the defense minister mourned a fellow minister lost to COVID-19 on Friday. The minister also said she would only take a COVID-19 vaccine if it is developed in Zimbabwe.
Zhao Baogang, deputy Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Sunday said the embassy would only comment on the accusations by Defense Minister Oppah Muchinguri in the coming week after reaching Beijing as it was a “sensitive issue.”
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