The two are allegedly part of a web involving nurses at the
hospital taking advantage of members of the public who don’t want to be
vaccinated but want Covid-19 vaccination cards.
Police are still to find out the number of people who got
the Covid-19 vaccination cards from the web.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi confirmed the arrest of Faith Varaidzo Taruvinga (29) of Izaya Park in
Zvishavane and Cloud Nyoni (29) on Monday.
Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said detectives set a trap
and pretended to be in need of vaccination cards.
He said on Monday morning police received information to
the effect that nurses at Zvishavane District Hospital were issuing Covid-19
vaccination cards and demanding between US$20 and US$30 for a card.
Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said police working with the
information approached Nyoni who was going around scouting for potential
customers.
“Two police officers approached Nyoni pretending to be in
need of Covid-19 vaccination cards and he told them that he wanted US$20 for a
single card. The police officers managed to negotiate and they agreed on US$15
for the two cards before they gave him their identity particulars which were to
be filled on the cards,” he said.
Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said around 2pm of the same
day, Nyoni took the police officers to a house in Izaya Park.
At the house, he said, Nyoni introduced the two police
officers to Taruvinga.
“Taruvinga who is employed as a nurse at Zvishavane District
Hospital later handed over completed vaccination cards to the detectives
leading to the arrest of the accused persons,” he said.
Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said the two accused persons
were demanding between US$20 and US$30 for a single card.
“The ZRP advises the public to avoid shortcuts and always
follow guidelines set by the Government as far as Covid-19 regulations are
concerned,” he said. Chronicle
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