Addressing the media at State House this evening, the President said while the rate of infections has gone down in the past two weeks the number of deaths is worrisome.
"Since then the nation has made good progress in containing
the third wave. The increase in new cases per day has gone down considerably in
the past two weeks. This is a clear indication that the pandemic is under
control. Unfortunately the number of new cases and deaths per day remain
unacceptably high. It is for this reason that the current Level 4 lockdown has
to be extended by a further 2 weeks.
The President also cited trends in countries close to
Zimbabwe whose cases continue to increase.
Several countries are beginning to experience fourth wave, quite
worrisome are the trends in countries close to us. In most all of our
neighbours infections have shown an upward trend, we therefore need to be
vigilant now if not later of we are to avoid a fourth wave, he added.
He thus urged the Zimbabweans to get vaccinated indicating
that there is no excuse to decide otherwise.
Everyone eligible for vaccination ,must get vaccinated
urgently. There is no good reason to delay, rather we should feel the urge to protect
our families, neighbours and the nation, said the President.
As at 08 August 2021, Zimbabwe had 116 327 confirmed cases,
including 88 829 recoveries and 3 900 deaths. To date, a total of 1 864 204
people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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