Tag: COVID-19

#JUSTIN: Zim MPs Test Positive For COVID-19

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TWO members Zimbabwean Members of Parliament (MPs) have tested positive for COVID-19. HealthTimes According to Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda confirmed,  Parliament has since suspended business after two legislators and a journalist tested positive for Covid-19, The legislators were part of a delegation of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport who were on field visits across the country. The driver of a bus hired by the legislators for the visit also tested positive for the virus. Everyone who was part of that team is now in self-quarantine in line with…

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#TalkingCOVID-19WithDrGrant: Increasing Covid-19 Infections Among Healthcare Workers: A Serious Cause For Concern

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Dr Grant Murewanhema

THIS past week has seen the highest number of COVID-19 infections being reported in Zimbabwe. The figures have gone beyond 2400, with a tilt in the balance of cases towards more local than imported. Indeed, Zimbabwe is witnessing community transmission which has the potential to explode into a full-blown disaster in the following few weeks. Regrettably, fatalities from the disease have also gone up, and stand officially at 34. By Dr Grant Murewanhema Our healthcare system is extremely fragile at the moment, and continues to fall by the day. Nurses…

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13 Corpses Test Positive For COVID-19 At Parirenyatwa Hospital

Michael Gwarisa

A total of 13 dead bodies that were brought in at Parirenyatwa Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19. By Michael Gwarisa In an update, the hospital also indicated that 70 staff members from the health institution have so far tested positive for the virus. For the period 9 June 2020 up to 25 July 2020, 60 COVID-19 positive patients have been admitted. For the period under review, 70 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, of which 64 are from non-COVID-19 areas while six work directly in the COVID-19 centre.…

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#JUSTIN: Avenues Clinic Nurse Tests Positive For COVID-19

Michael Gwarisa

A nurse at Avenues Clinic has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending to a COVID-19 positive patient who had been admitted in the casualty section. By Michael Gwarisa In a communication to the institution’s stakeholders, The Avenues Clinic Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Searchmore Chaparadza said the nurse tested positive after taking a Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Management would like to advise stakeholders of a COVID-19 incident that occurred within the Accident and emergency unit of the Avenues Clinic. One of our nursing staff members tested positive for COVID-19…

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Zim Now Has More Than 2000 COVID-19 Cases, Daily Local Transmissions Increase Drastically

Michael Gwarisa

ZIMBABWE today recorded 214 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 2034 with majority of the cases being local transmissions. By Michael Gwarisa According to the ministry of health and child care daily COVID-19 update, at least 90 of the cases recorded today were all local transmissions and they are yet to ascertain the source of other local transmissions. 214 cases tested positive for COVID-19 today. These include returnees from South Africa (123), Zambia (10) and 90 local cases who are isolated. “15 of the local transmission…

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COVID-19 @Chinhoyi University: Gvt Tells Institution To Close

Michael Gwarisa

GOVERNMENT has told the Chinhoyi University of Science and Technology to close the institution following a positive COVID-19 result at the institution. By Michael Gwarisa In a media brief, Information, Publicity and broadcasting services minister, Honorable Monica Mutsvangwa said the Zimbabwe cannot afford to be complacent in the face of a raging COVID-19 pandemic which has wrecked havoc in the country. Today the National Taskforce on COVID19 met and received reports from its Subcommittees and also deliberated on the following matters: Additionally, following the recorded infection at the Chinhoyi University…

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#EDITORIAL: COVID-19 Dead Bodies In Africa: Was Melinda Gates’s Predictions Correct?

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“Covid-19 will be horrible in the developing world. My heart is in Africa. I am worried. The only reason why the reported cases of the coronavirus disease in Africa is low now is most likely because there have not been wide testing of people. The disease is going to bite hard on the continent. I see dead bodies in the streets of Africa,” said Melinda Gates the Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in  a Televised interview on CNN in April this year. Following these “Controversial” utterances, Melinda…

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#TalkingCOVID-19WithDrGrant: Demanding Immediate Resuscitation Of The Public Health Sector In Zimbabwe: Whose Responsibility?

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Dr Grant Murewanhema

THE past four weeks have been particularly difficult for Zimbabwe. We have seen the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rise from 2 digits to over 1400, and the deaths from the same going up to 25. There have been multiple but unverified reports of sudden deaths in communities, which could be due to COVID-19. Of course, people are still dying from other causes, but with a totally crippled health system and a grounded economy, there is no proper surveillance and auditing. Thus, the reasons why people are dying in…

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#BREAKING: CIMAS Receptionist Tests Positive For COVID-19

Michael Gwarisa

A CIMAS Medical Aid receptionist has tested positive for COVID-19 during  the organisation’s  routine and random testing. By Michael Gwarisa The staffer tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday the 16 July 2020 and contact tracing and testing subsequently revealed that other members of staff had been exposed to the virus as they had been in the same work area with the staff member who had tested positive. The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Vulindlela L. Ndlovu said though a CIMAS Bulletin that the case was subsequently handed over to…

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#JUSTIN: Bulawayo Teenager Succumbs To COVID-19

Michael Gwarisa

A 19 year old Bulawayo male has become the latest victim of COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths in Zimbabwe to 24. By Michael Gwarisa According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) daily COVID-19 update, 58 cases tested positive for the virus today and these include 10 from South Africa and 48 local cases. 32 of the local cases are contacts of known confirmed cases. Investigations are underway to establish the source of infection for the other cases. “13 recoveries were reported by the following…

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