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2020-12-23 13:06:05 GMT2020-12-23 21:06:05(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Gretinah Machingura and Zhang Yuliang
HARARE, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) China and Zimbabwe had set the stage for accelerated implementation of ongoing infrastructure projects after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Zimbabwe in January this year.
However, the scope of cooperation took a new turn, following the advent of the COVID-19 in Zimbabwe in March, resulting in China channeling most of its support this year towards helping Zimbabwe to combat the pandemic.
Zimbabwe is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, with new infections that had remained moderate for the greater part of the year, resurging.
HARARE, (Xinhua) China and Zimbabwe had set the stage for accelerated implementation of ongoing infrastructure projects after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Zimbabwe in January this year.
However, the scope of cooperation took a new turn, following the advent of the COVID-19 in Zimbabwe in March, resulting in China channeling most of its support this year towards helping Zimbabwe to combat the pandemic.
Zimbabwe is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, with new infections that had remained moderate for the greater part of the year, resurging.
As of Tuesday, the country’s total number of COVID-19 cases stood at 12,544, including 10,159 recoveries and 326 deaths.