President Mnangagwa is expected to announce soon a day of
fasting and national prayer as the number of confirmed Covid-19 patients
reaches 314.
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister
Monica Mutsvangwa, while presenting the 19th Cabinet Meeting Decision Matrix
yesterday, said: “We wish to advise that His Excellency the President is set to
officially announce a day of fasting and national prayer.”
Further details would be made available when the President
makes the official announcement.
The extra 27 patients discovered through the diagnostic PCR
tests and announced yesterday were all returning citizens and residents coming
home from South Africa and under formal quarantine, health authorities
announced.
The strict quarantine policy put in place by Zimbabwe has
ensured that almost all new patients are found in quarantine, these generally
coming from South Africa, Botswana and Britain where infection rates are much
higher than in Zimbabwe.
So far only a small minority of patients were infected
inside Zimbabwe as a result of infection within the community, and even here
the health authorities in most cases have been able to follow the infection
chain and halt infection after a maximum of three steps.
Last year, the First Lady also led a national day of prayer
at State House — an event that was attended by more than 1 000 Christians from
over 300 church denominations.
The President and the entire Cabinet also attended the
event. Herald
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