We’re guided by health protocols: ZEC
Senior Reporter
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it will stand guided by the Ministry of Health and Child Care on the resumption of some electoral activities.
Most election activities, principally voting, were suspended last year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to minimise the spread of the virus.
Last month, ZEC announced that it would resume voter registration and other related field work at the start of this month, after the relaxation of some lockdown measures.
However, the electoral body said by-elections would remain suspended until further notice.
In a statement on Sunday, ZEC chief elections officer Mr Utloile Silaigwana, said although the Constitution enshrines the fundamental rights and freedoms for citizens which include the right to elect leaders of their choice, there were also limits imposed to such rights.
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The Health Service Executive and the Department of Health are being urged to widen the range of healthcare professionals eligible to administer the Covid-19 vaccine.
Radiographers, radiation therapists, retried medics and doctors looking to volunteer for free all claim they are willing to become vaccinators - but that their offers to help have been rebuffed.
Pharmacists also claim they are unlikely to work in mass vaccination centres in a row over fees.
The HSE recruitment drive for vaccinators is focused on doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, physiotherapists, midwives, and emergency medical technicians.
However, on Thursday, the HSE extended the closing date for vaccinator applications for a second time to 23 March. The closing date had initially been fixed for 2 March.