Category: #COVID19

Masvingo Records First COVID-19 Death

Michael Gwarisa

MASVINGO province has recorded its first COVID-19 fatality amidst eight more other deaths that were recorded in other provinces in the past 24 hours. By Michael Gwarisa According to the health ministry daily COVID-19 update, nine deaths were recorded over the past 24 hours bringing the total number of deaths recorded so far to 150. 263 new cases and nine deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. 254 are local cases and 11 are returnees from South Africa. Six deaths are from Harare province, one Mashonaland Central, One Masvingo…

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COVID-19 Relief for Vulnerable Women and girls in Mabvuku

Michael Gwarisa

Women Action Group (WAG) has donated a consignment of hampers consisting of food stuffs, toiletries, sanitary wear, hand sanitizers and face masks to several women in Mabvuku as part of their ongoing drive to assist vulnerable women who have been economically affected by the COVID-19 induced lockdown. By Michael Gwarisa In an interview with HealthTimes in Mabvuku, WAG Executive Director Mrs Ednah Masiyiwa said in as much as the COVID-19 and the lockdown has affected everyone, women and girls have been hardest hit economically and socially, especially in terms of…

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#BREAKING: Zim Lockdown Restrictions Relaxed, Curfew Now Starts At 8 PM

Michael Gwarisa

GOVERNMENT has revised the COVID-19 curfew as it moves to relax lockdown restrictions at the back of improved recoveries countrywide. By Michael Gwarisa Briefing Journalists during post cabinet media briefing, Information publicity and broadcasting services minister, Honorable Monica Mutsvangwa said government had also moved to allow families to manage cases from home. In view of the surge in positive local cases, Cabinet approved Guidelines to help families manage COVID-19 cases at home. Furthermore, in order to curtail the spike in infections Zimbabwe requires a more robust testing regime. “Having noted…

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Funeral Policies Go Up As The Cost Of Death Rises Beyond The Reach Of Many

Healthtimes

THE year 2020 can easily be named the year of COVID-19. The deadly disease, which is caused by coronavirus, was first reported in China’s Wuhan province towards the end of 2019 and was only declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on March 11, 2020. To date, over 20 million cases have been confirmed globally with over 700 000 people succumbing to the pandemic. Although the disease only arrived in Zimbabwe in March, the number of infected people rose dramatically from less than 50 in May to nearly 5,000…

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#BREAKING: Harare Records Massive COVID-19 Recoveries In 24 Hours

Michael Gwarisa

HARARE Province has over the past 24 hours recorded a massive jump in COVUD-19 recoveries from 76 to 1698, a development which could signal the beginning of a new era  in Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 trajectory. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s (MoHCC) daily sitrep, the new Harare recoveries bring the total number of national recoveries to date 3848.  47 new cases and three deaths reported in the last 24 hours. 42 are local cases and five are returnees from South Africa. One death is from…

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Race for Covid-19 vaccine may leave poor countries behind, say experts

Healthtimes

NO coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use yet, but governments across the globe have already bought up hundreds of millions of doses of several of those under development. Authorities that have struck deals are typically from countries or regions that also have the manufacturing capacity to produce the vast quantities needed to inoculate whole populations. Before any vaccine has been given the green light, it would appear that developing countries already face lengthy delays in accessing vital supplies. I think it was a concern, now it’s simply become a…

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As We Battle The Covid-19 Pandemic, Lets Not Forget The Avoidable Non-Covid Causes Of Morbidity And Mortality

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Dr Grant Murewanhema

ITS now six months since Zimbabwe reported its first case of COVID-19. The cases have exceeded 5000, with 130 officially confirmed deaths. The trajectory of the pandemic in the country so far has been better than what is being experienced in South Africa, which has since surpassed  the 500 000 mark with over 10 000 fatalities. Fear and anxiety have been high in Zimbabwe, especially given the dilapidated state of the public health system, the perennial industrial actions by healthcare workers over deplorable salaries, the obsolete equipment in most hospitals,…

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Zimbabwe COVID-19 Cases Breach 5000 Benchmark

Healthtimes

EIGHTY two new COVID-19 cases were recorded today (August 14, 2020), bringing the total number of cumulative cases to 5072. HealthTimes Reporter According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s (MoHCC) daily COVID-19 update, all the 82 cases were local infections and no deaths were recorded. “82 new cases and no deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. All 82 were local cases. Zimbabwe goes past 5000 cases and active cases have gone up to 2946 today. 71 new recoveries were recorded. As of August 14 2020, Zimbabwe…

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Harare COVID-19 Recoveries Still Very Low

Michael Gwarisa

HARARE Province is still lagging behind other provinces in terms of recording new recoveries from the COVID-19 disease, the Ministry of Health and Child Care daily COVID-19 sitrep has indicated. By Michael Gwarisa According to the update, Harare still has the highest number of active cases compared other provinces with a total 1765 active cases since the virus was reported in the country in March. To date, Harare only has recorded 76 recoveries and 71 deaths, also making it the province with the highest casualties. Bulawayo on the other hand…

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How to recognize Covid-19 symptoms in children, based on pediatricians’ advice

Healthtimes

(CNN)Are parents really supposed to be reassured by all this talk about “mild” cases of Covid-19 in children? What about the unfortunate “few” youngsters who have died or come down with a strange and severe associated illness? No parent wants to take the odds that their child might be the exception to the rule. “We’ve had 90 deaths in children in the United States already, in just a few months,” Dr. Sean O’Leary, vice-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday.…

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