Category: #COVID19

Zim Government Announces Phased Reopening Of Boarders

Michael Gwarisa

CABINET has announced a phased reopening of its land boarders to be effective December, 1 2020. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing a post cabinet media briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa said the phased opening of the boarders will be done while further assessment is being undertaken with regard to preparations for handling public passenger transport. Cabinet resolved that the opening of border posts be phased, beginning with Beitbridge, Plumtree, Victoria Falls, Chirundu, Nyamapanda and Forbes. The borders will open first to private passenger vehicles and pedestrian…

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COVID-19 Fatigue Is Real, Lets Just Hold On A little Longer Says Dr Tedros

Michael Gwarisa

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, Dr  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has implored countries the world over to continue adhering to WHO set COVID-19 prevention guidelines until a vaccine and medication has been approved. By Michael Gwarisa In a media statement, Dr Tedros said cases of COVID-19 were souring in other nations and last week saw the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported so far. Many countries in the northern hemisphere are seeing a concerning rise in cases and hospitalisations. And intensive care units are filling up to capacity in some…

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Say It Louder’ Webinar Series addresses the Impact of COVID-19 on Early and Unintended Pregnancy in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region

Michael Gwarisa

THE COVID-19 pandemic has impacted issues such as access to health and education services, including contraception, gender-based violence and teenage pregnancy, highlighting the critical need for targeted messaging, information and resources for young people. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) released data showing that the pandemic could result in a projected seven million unintended pregnancies. Since July of 2019, UNESCO, SAfAIDS, UNFPA and Save the Children Sweden with support from PCI Media have been running the Let’s Talk campaign in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region. The program aims to reduce early…

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The World Health Organization and Wikimedia Foundation expand access to trusted information about COVID-19 on Wikipedia

Michael Gwarisa

The collaboration is part of a shared commitment from both organizations to ensure everyone has access to critical public health information surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that administers Wikipedia, announced today a collaboration to expand the public’s access to the latest and most reliable information about COVID-19.  The collaboration will make trusted, public health information available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license at a time when countries face continuing resurgences of COVID-19 and social stability increasingly depends on the…

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Breaking News On Covid-19 Rapid Testing And The Impact Of The Novel Coronavirus On Pregnancy

Michael Gwarisa
Young Preganant Women

IMPORNTANT advances in COVID-19 research, including data on testing kits and pregnancy, were released today on the third day of the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health  which is being held virtually for the first time. This year’s event includes a special COVID-19 track featuring leading scientists Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of NIAID, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Head of the WHO’s Emerging Diseases Unit and epidemiologist Dr Michael T Osterholm. “The science around COVID-19 is still evolving and there is much we still do not know so it is…

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Don’t Relax As Yet, It’s Possible To Experience A COVID-19 Resurgence In Zim Says Dr Gasasira

Michael Gwarisa

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) Zimbabwe country representative, Dr Alex Gasasira says the current low COVID-19 infection rate in Zimbabwe was not a license to flaunt COVID-19 preventions measures as doing so would lead to a second wave of infections. By Michael Gwarisa His comments come at the back of increased reports that citizens were now going about their business as usual without observing physical distancing, masking and hand-washing as prescribed by the WHO guidelines.   In an interview on the sidelines of a handover ceremony of COVID-19 test kits…

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Korean Gvt Donates US$350K Worth Of COVID-19 Test Kits To Zimbabwe

Michael Gwarisa

…As India Fifth Tranche of medicines arrive in the country THE government of the Republic of Korea has donated COVID-19 test kits valued at US$350,000 towards Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 response as part of Korea’s commitment to By Michael Gwarisa Speaking at the handover ceremony at State House in the Capital Harare, Zimbabwe President, Emerson Mngangagwa said the Korean government has been assisting Zimbabwe’s health sector in many ways especially under the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. On behalf of government and the people of Zimbabwe and my own behalf, let me sincerely express…

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Zim COVID-19 Cases Start Creeping Up Again

Michael Gwarisa

COVID-19 Situation As At 19/10/2020 • 12 New Cases and 1 Death reported in the last 24 hours. (7 day rolling average* for new cases rises to 20 today from 19 yesterday). • 564 PCR tests done today (Positivity today was 2.1%) • All 12 are local cases (Death reported by Bulawayo) • 5 new recoveries reported: National Recovery rate stands at 94% and Active cases go up to 244 today • As of 19 October 2020, Zimbabwe has now recorded 8159 Cases 7683 recoveries and 232 Deaths. Clink Zim_Sitrep_19-Oct-20…

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Delivering as one in the face of COVID-19

Healthtimes

Amid the COVID 19 pandemic World Food Programme food distribution points have provided a one stop shop for millions of Zimbabwe. It has become a platform for knowledge exchange as well as a go to place for family planning commodities. WFP is the largest humanitarian organization in the UN system, with the deepest field presence in the most difficult settings. WFP’s vast footprint across Zimbabwe provides the opportunity for partners across the humanitarian and health sector to use its food distributions as a one-stop-shop for providing essential information and services.…

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UNICEF To Stockpile Over Half A Billion Syringes By Year End, As Part Of Efforts To Prepare For Eventual COVID-19 Vaccinations

Healthtimes

AS the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery of the eventual vaccine by purchasing and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment. SOURCE: UNICEF COMMUNICATION As soon as COVID-19 vaccines successfully emerge from trials and are licensed and recommended for use, the world will need as many syringes as doses of vaccine. To begin preparations, this year, UNICEF will stockpile 520 million syringes in its warehouses, part of a larger plan of 1 billion syringes by 2021, to guarantee…

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