Zimbabwe: Covid-19 cases - 7,479 cases; 224 deaths

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Source: http://gnnliberia.com/2020/04/08/as-...110511&lang=en

Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update: 08 April 2020
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Date: 2020-04-08 19:36:25
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The Ministry would like to report that the ninth patient deceased today under admission in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Wilkins Hospital
HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 8, 2020/APO Group/ --

The Ministry would like to report that today, the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory tested 18 samples. All of them tested negative for COVID-19.

Therefore, to date, Zimbabwe has eleven confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The Ministry however would like to report that the ninth patient deceased today under admission in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Wilkins Hospital. He was a 50?year-old male resident of Harare, who had travelled to the United Kingdom and returned home on the 21st of March 2020. He started exhibiting mild symptoms and alerted the local COVID-I9 Rapid Response Team on the 1st of April 2020, which went to assess him at home and collected samples for testing...

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In Zimbabwe, lack of tests sparks fear COVID-19 goes undetected: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...173206798.html

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_75919091.htm

Number of COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe rises to 13
Xinhua, April 11, 2020

HARARE, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe has risen to 13 after two more people tested positive for the virus, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said Friday.

The new cases involved two 21-year-old male residents of Harare who recently traveled from Britain together with another COVID-19 patient who was diagnosed on Monday, the ministry said in an update...

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14th case: https://www.newzimbabwe.com/zim-covi...es-rise-to-14/

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Source: https://www.zimeye.net/2020/04/13/54...avirus-in-zim/

549 Test Negative For Coronavirus In Zim
April 13, 2020
The Ministry would like to report that the five outstanding results from yesterday were negative for COV1D-19.

Today, the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory tested 10 samples, and all were negative for COVID-19.
Additionally, the Ministry would like to advise that the National TB Reference Laboratory in Bulawayo tested 6 samples today. All were negative for COV1D-19. Therefore, to date, Zimbabwe has fourteen confirmed cases including three deaths...

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17 cases: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_75929063.htm

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18 cases: https://www.newzimbabwe.com/covid-19...es-rise-to-18/

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23 cases; 3 deaths total: https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/04/1...-total-now-23/

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1st recovery: https://www.263chat.com/covid-19-zim...irst-recovery/

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24 cases; 3 deaths total: https://ewn.co.za/2020/04/17/zimbabw...covid-19-cases

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25 cases; 3 deaths total: https://www.newzimbabwe.com/zim-covi...es-rise-to-25/

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Source: https://www.voaafrique.com/a/la-just...t/5380787.html

Justice orders Zimbabwe police to allow journalists to cover containment
4 hours ago
AFP


A Zimbabwean court ordered police on Monday to stop arresting or preventing journalists from covering the containment measures imposed on the 16 million people in this southern African country to fight the coronavirus.

A Zimbabwean court ordered police on Monday to stop arresting or preventing journalists from covering the containment measures imposed on the 16 million people in this southern African country to fight the coronavirus.

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and journalist Panashe Makufa had taken legal action following a series of incidents between the police and the media, including arrests and harassment over the validity of press cards ...

... According to the authorities' latest report, 25 cases of Covid-19 contamination, including three fatal, have been officially registered in Zimbabwe.

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28 cases; 3 deaths total: https://www.chronicle.co.zw/zimbabwe...es-rise-to-28/

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Calls grow to reopen parts of Zimbabwe's crisis-ridden economy. It has 28 cases; 4 deaths: https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/c...235520476.html

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https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pan...ine-guidelines

Speaking at a news conference streamed on social media, Moyo said the Cabinet has decided to reduce the quarantine period to seven days.

“And if they are found to be positive they will be sent to an isolation center. And if they are found to be negative they will be released. It decongests the facilities,” said Moyo.
An armed soldier turns away a vehicle during lockdown in Harare, Zimbabwe, April 13, 2020, in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
That might be good news for returning Zimbabwean citizens, who have been complaining on social media about squalid quarantine centers which reportedly do not have running water.

Health experts see this move as dangerous. Dr. Alex Gasasira, the head of the World Health Organization in Zimbabwe, is urging those released to self-quarantine to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Zimbabwe has 29 confirmed cases. Four people have died.