President Mnangagwa today extended the national lockdown by two weeks while he allows mining to scale up. Below are the highlights of his speech.
– Cases in Zimbabwe are increasing
– We have in-country infections
– transmission is increasing
– We have infections from returning residents
– Countries in the region and in the rest of the world are experiencing increased cases
– We have not met the minimum standards set by WHO for us to lift lockdown
*-Government extending lockdown by a further 14 days up to 3 May 2020*
– Mining sector to resume
– Min of health and child care work closely as they’re tested and screened ahead of resumption
– Manufacturing sector limited operations to resume with safeguards being adhered to
– Reprieve given to both formal and informal manufacturing sector
– Social Welfare assisting the needy
– Army and Police assisting with food distributions
– I shall be visiting cities, towns and rural areas to see first hand the burden that citizens are having due to the lockdown
– My government is a listening government, you’re free to come forward with any suggestions on how to deal with the present situation – We will come back to you after these 14 days telling you on how we’re going to proceed