ZANIA STAMASAKI – AS a daughter of an air force officer and a nurse, I am fascinated by defence systems. There is none more impressive than the human immune system, equipped as it is with a rich arsenal to defend against different types of pathogen. Viruses have evolved to trick, bypass and evade these defences….
POLICE backed by armed soldiers yesterday stopped thousands of Zimbabweans without permits from entering the central business districts (CBDs) of Harare, Bulawayo and other towns across the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s coronavirus death toll has risen in the past few days, forcing authorities to tighten the 21-day lockdown that…
ZIMBABWEAN expatriates in South Africa have urged fellow citizens in the neighbouring country to comply with the extension of the lockdown by President Cyril Ramaphosa. On Thursday night, Ramaphosa extended the national lockdown by two weeks in a move to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which has left 18 dead and nearly 2…
LAW enforcement agents should allow journalists to travel to and from their workplaces as information transmission is part of the essential services that cannot be wished away during the ongoing 21-day lockdown meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has become a global pandemic, police have said. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi told…
MILTON Park Covid-19 private clinic in the capital is now complete with a capacity of 30 beds and is awaiting registration to open its doors to the public. The first private centre to be completed in the country will be specialising in training health workers for purposes of screening Covid-19 patients. “I have all the…
THIS year’s Easter holidays which commenced yesterday till Monday are bound to be a dry period for entertainers and revellers due to the current lockdown which is meant to contain the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). In past years, all things being normal, entertainment events that include music concerts, parties and discos would be lined-up for…
Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw JUST a few days after Zimbabwean athletes got some dose of good news regarding the Tokyo Olympic Games; the situation has again changed drastically in a space of 48 hours due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Initially, the Games were supposed to have been staged this July and August in…
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has urged Zimbabweans to stay at home and practise social distancing to protect themselves from the lethal coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as Zimbabwe is currently under a 21-day lockdown in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19 which has so far claimed three lives in the country….
THE United Kingdom (UK) has ordered its citizens to leave Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak which has since claimed three lives, placing the mortality rate at 27 percent in the country. Posting on its Twitter account, the UK embassy said citizens in the country must go home immediately as there are…
GOVERNMENT employees who are on duty during the lockdown have received a shot in the arm from a publishing company that has donated hand sanitisers and gloves for personal protection, the Daily News can report. In a letter to the ministries of Education and Agriculture, Priority Projects chief operations officer Samuel Chuma said as part…
