EDITOR — Cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces in your home regularly is an important precaution to lower the risk of infection. Follow cleaning product instructions for safe and effective use, including precautions you should take when applying the product, such as wearing gloves and making sure you have good ventilation. Some national authorities have made…
HARRY PETER WILSON – AS we enter the last days of the 21-day national lockdown which I believe was absolutely necessary in order to arrest the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), government must conduct an assessment which can help map the way forward. A thorough analysis of our Covid-19 status after the 21 days…
Dear Professor Mavima, I applaud the initiative by the government to support vulnerable people from the harsh effects of the shutdown through the RTGS$200 coronavirus grant that is to be disbursed to approximately 4 million Zimbabweans, but have some questions regarding this grant which I hope you can help clarify, Professor Mavima. From what I…
EDITOR — I was listening to Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba the other day as he alluded to an idea that “Africa’s politicians are its biggest curse”, and I could not agree with him more. I will choose not to dwell on the good professor’s credentials as this could be debate for another day, but…
WITH less than a week before the lapse of the 21-day national lockdown, the government finds itself in a catch 22 situation on whether to extend the curfew or call it off. While the national lockdown was absolutely necessary in order to arrest the spread of the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19), it has, however, brought with…
Adiel Mambara – If anyone was to ask what the most dangerous weapon for humanity in the 21st century is, the answer would certainly include biological, chemical and nuclear elements. In World War II, although the German army possessed large quantities of chemical weapons, the insecticide Zyklon B, which contains hydrogen cyanide, was used in…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government must seriously take heed of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s advice that hurriedly lifting coronavirus lockdown measures may spark “deadly resurgence” in infections. With 14 cases of the deadly pandemic, including three deaths, and under a 21-day lockdown, Zimbabwe must not fool itself that it is out of the…
FOR the past two weeks, Zimbabwe has been observing a nation-wide lockdown meant to contain the spread of the killer coronavirus (Covid-19). At least three Zimbabweans have died so far of the novel virus from 14 confirmed cases recorded locally. During the lockdown, only security services and those people deemed to be offering essential services…
Continued from Saturday’s issue ©️ ZANIA STAMASAKI- Studies are emerging into animal hosts — so far the virus has been detected in a few ferrets, cats, tigers and dogs. No animal deaths have yet been reported, and we don’t know if animals can transmit back to humans. The age differential in fatalities for Covid-19 suggests,…
EDITOR — At the end of last month, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a 21-day lockdown in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus in the country. Citizens took heed of the measures to curb the spread of the pandemic. It is argued that interventions such as the national lockdown, observing social distancing, closure of…
