Zimbabwe

'We need to get everyone involved': Zimbabwe far from ready for Covid-19

The coronavirus is not being taken seriously enough by the government

15 March 2020 - 00:00 By NJABULO NCUBE, SHARON MAZINGAIZO and KENNETH MATIMAIRE

A municipal police officer without any protective equipment stands guard at Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare, the country's only designated coronavirus quarantine centre, as Zimbabwe waits to register its first patient...

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