Down To Earth ZIMBABWE, amid the spread of detected coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 Omicron, is pulling all stops to deflate a potential fourth wave of the pandemic. Scientists have been racing to know more about the strain that has pushed the world into fresh lockdowns and travel bans. The southern Africa country’s vice-president and health minister, Constantino
By Staff Reporter HARARE is embarking on a new economic and financial resilience plan to tackle the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and build its resilience against future shocks. The plan was formulated and will be implemented with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). It was introduced at a recent
James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent A ZANU PF Mashonaland West provincial coordinating committee (PCC) meeting scheduled for Saturday was postponed indefinitely after over 50 members sent apologies they could not attend after exhibiting flu-like symptoms, which are suspected Covid-19 positive cases. The Zanu PF provincial structure has over 180 members. Although efforts to get a
Agencies BANGLADESH Saturday confirmed its first cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, found in the samples of two women cricketers who had recently participated in a competition in Zimbabwe. “Today we got confirmation that the two players have contacted Omicron variant of the virus,” Robed Amin, a spokesperson of the Directorate General of Health Services,
By Alois Vinga ZIMBABWE’s Covid-19 infections surged by 42% Friday with 6 181 new cases being recorded, the latest update from the Health Ministry has reported. The update reported that all the new cases were local and on a seven-day rolling basis new cases rose to 3 508 from 2 777. “For every 100 people tested,
By Anna Chibamu NORTON MP Temba Mliswa Thursday tested positive for Covid-19, a day after he walked out in the National Assembly in protest over its failure to adjourn as coronavirus cases increased. Mliswa Wednesday begged Parliament to adjourn sittings over concerns over the rise in Covid-19 cases. He confirmed he had tested Covid-19 positive
By Clayton Shereni, Masvingo Correspondent OFFICIALS from the Education Ministry are accused of forcing teachers in Masvingo to invigilate Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) examinations without proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) despite the surge in Covid-19 cases across the country. The incident allegedly happened at Mucheke High School, where students are writing their public examinations. In
By Felix Matasva MUTARE Magistrates Courts have temporarily been closed for two days to pave way for fumigation and contact tracing after eight prosecutors based there tested Covid-19 positive. Inside sources at the courts told NewZimbabwe.com there is a severe shortage of prosecutors due to the outbreak of Covid-19. “We have eight prosecutors who are not
By Anna Chibamu THE SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and the Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda have rushed into isolation after 50% of the parliamentary staff tested Covid-19 positive. There was panic in the National Assembly Wednesday with proceedings delayed for more than half an hour as MPs argued over whether to adjourn
By James Muonwa IN A bid to curb the effects of an impending fourth wave of new Covid-19 infections following discovery of the Omicron variant, Cabinet has approved the setting up vaccination sites at bus ranks. The move is expected to encourage more people to get jabbed as the service would be brought closer to
By Leopold Munhende THE Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) says Zanu PF poses the greatest danger of spreading Covid 19 because of its mass gatherings at which regulations are totally disregarded. The think tank urged the party and government to stick to laid down Covid-19 regulations by halting the gatherings. In its November report on Access
By Staff Reporter GOVERNMENTS across Africa have been urged to devise innovative financing models to harness finances to fund healthcare and social interventions to ameliorate the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This came out during the ongoing session of the 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC) underway in Cabo Verde. Participants were unanimous governments across
CBC News ZOE Mukura’s family has no idea when she will be allowed to return to Canada. In September, Mukura travelled to Zimbabwe from her home in Saskatoon to take care of her ailing mother. When her mother died, Mukura worked on settling her estate while her brother, Dalisizwe Dewa, went back home to his cardiology
By Clayton Shereni, Masvingo Correspondent THE deadly Omicron Covid-19 variant has been detected in Masvingo where Covid-19 has hit Masvingo Teachers College with 157 cases recorded at the learning institution. This was confirmed by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga who is also the Health Minister. The VP was speaking during a national clean-up campaign at Old
By Thandiwe Garusa THE MIDLANDS State University (MSU) has postponed indefinitely face-to-face lectures which were scheduled resume next Monday. This follows the announcement Thursday by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who also doubles and the Health Minister, that new Omicron variant of Covid-19 had been recorded in the country. In a notice to students Friday, the MSU
By Thandiwe Garusa THE ZIMBABWE Medical Awards Trust will this weekend host an inaugural ceremony to honour medical professionals who have dedicated themselves to offer help to the nation especially during the Covid-19 pandemic period. The awards will honour practitioners who passed away during the pandemic and pioneers in the medical field. Zimbabwe Medical Awards chairperson Josephat
Bloomberg ZIMBABWE has identified its first case of the omicron variant of Covid-19, a day after announcing a 10-day mandatory quarantine of all travellers entering the country. “We are doing the genomic sequencing,” Vice-president Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the Southern African nation’s health minister, told a meeting of farmers on Thursday in the capital,
By Mbekezeli Ncube AT LEAST 6 329 pupils in high schools across Bulawayo have received their first Covid-19 jabs since the start of the exercise on November 26. The government through the Health Minister approved the move to vaccinate teenagers earlier in November. In an interview with NewZimbabwe.com, the Bulawayo provincial dedical director, Maphios Siamuchembe the
By Clayton Shereni, Masvingo Correspondent HIGHER Education Ministry says it is closely monitoring developments at tertiary institutions particularly the Masvingo Teachers College which has become an epicenter of Covid-19. This comes at a time when over 150 students tested positive at the teachers college with experts warning that more cases can be recorded at various
By Clayton Shereni THE Masvingo provincial Covid-19 taskforce has, together with ministry of Health and Child Care, launched investigations to establish a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases at Masvingo Teachers College. By Saturday last week a total of 81 students had tested positive to the novel virus at the institution bringing fears that it could
