STANDARD Chartered Bank Zimbabwe has donated 14 000 masks to the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society for use in its efforts to fight the pandemic. The bank is responding to the need for Personal Protective Equipment for health workers dealing with Covid-19 cases across the country. The bank’s chief executive, Ralph Watungwa, said the donation is…
VENDORS and traders in Bulawayo have called upon the government to strictly enforce coronavirus (Covid-19) measures to limit the spread of the deadly virus. Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) executive director Michael Ndiweni said during interactions with its members, many of them cited overcrowding in areas that were open during the lockdown. Vendors from…
Zimbabwe recently received a consignment of personal protective equipment (PPE) from two Chinese firms for the fight against Covid-19. The batch of PPEs including surgical face masks, protective suits and goggle were donated by Telecommunications giant Huawei and PD Times Technology. Receiving the donation, the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is the Angel of Hope…
©️ HEALTH experts say the country risks recording more coronavirus infections, following a surprise decision by authorities to cut the number of days that returning Zimbabweans should spend in mandatory quarantine from 14 to eight. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the experts said while it was understandable that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s broke government was…
©️ PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is considering deploying more soldiers to help enforce the national coronavirus lockdown, as public discipline during the current stay-at-home order continues to slide. Speaking in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba confirmed that more soldiers were being considered for deployment, especially in residential areas in towns….
Brighton Goko STAFF WRITER gokob@dailynews.co.zw ©️ DIVERSIFIED firm Sakunda Holdings yesterday donated an upmarket hospital to the government for the free treatment of coronavirus patients as part of its huge involvement in fighting the pandemic. Apart from Arundel Hospital, Sakunda also donated much-needed personal protective equipment (PPEs) for health workers, ventilators and a host of…
©️ TWO Harare men who allegedly used a vehicle unlocking device to neutralise remote-controlled locking before stealing cash and official documents belonging to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office appeared in court yesterday. Farai Kachepa, 34, and Tawanda Walter Machingauta, 35, were charged with theft from a motor vehicle when they appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa…
HEALTH experts have called on the government to make it mandatory for people to wear face masks in public spaces to reduce the spread of coronavirus, which has so far claimed nearly 200 000 lives globally. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Senior Hospital Doctors Association (SHDA) secretary-general Aaron Musara said studies showed that…
ZIMBABWE has set strict repatriation guidelines of bodies for burial from South Africa as they are now treated as “contagious”. In a letter dated April 21 to all funeral parlours, the Zimbabwe embassy in South Africa said: “Please be advised that the ministry of Health and Child Care of the Republic of Zimbabwe has directed…
SEVERAL companies last night joined the government in efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus by donating various equipment and money to fight the pandemic. The companies which donated include NetOne and TelOne ($10 million), Dairibord ($1 million cash and $3 million worth of their products), Zimbabwe Passengers Transport Organisation ($2,8 million, but pledged a…
