As the country recorded its third case of Covid-19 and one
death, the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira
has ordered all big businesses to avail hand sanitizers and
temperature-checking services at their door steps.
Chadzamira said that big corporates which attract huge
volumes of people primarily banks, supermarkets and others have to observe the
strictest measures of making sure that they nip the coronavirus in the bud.
“We want all big corporates to have hand sanitizers at
their entrance as well as thermometers to test people who want to get into
their premises.
“This has now become a requirement and no one should be
found wanting. We have not yet recorded any positive Covid-19 case in Masvingo
and we want to keep it that way,” said Chadzamira.
He warned members of the public to desist from sending
false information on social media about the virus, a situation which he says is
causing panic.
“People should take this pandemic seriously and stop
peddling false information on social media. We do now want people who cause
alarm and despondency in the country. The government is working flat out to
prevent the spread of this pandemic and president Mnangagwa has since setup a
task force to spear head all the initiatives on Covid-19.
“People must support their government during this time by
listening and following all they are told. Now is not the time to be hard
headed because the virus is already in the country and we have to stop it
before it goes out of control.
“We have recorded one death so people need to be
responsible and wash their hands regularly,” said Chadzamira.
There was panic on Tuesday,
March 24, when a pregnant woman who recently returned from South Africa
surrendered herself to the Masvingo Provincial Hospital after developing some
Covid-19-like symptoms.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health and Childcare said
that the pregnant woman from Masvingo has been put in isolation awaiting tests.
“The Ministry of Health and Child Care would also like to
report that an adult pregnant woman presented herself at Masvingo Provincial
Hospital with a history of dry cough, shortness of breath, chest pains but no
fever, she was put under self-isolation at home,” reads the statement. TellZim
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