Vusumuzi Dube
Harare Bureau
President Mnangagwa has today announced additional measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the wake of rising new infections.
Addressing the nation at State House this evening President Mnangagwa said following the recent surge in Covid-19 cases and subsequently localised lockdowns, Government is introducing more level four lockdown measures which take immediate effect.
They will run for two weeks and will be reviewed thereafter.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Commerce and industry to open from 8am to 3.30 pm in compliance with curfew 6.30pm to 6am.
- Industry to decongest workplaces to 40 percent with the rest working from home.
- Intercity movements prohibited except for production and movement of food and medicines.
- Travellers from countries with alpha and delta variants will be quarantined and tested on the first, third, fifth and tenth day at their own expense.
- Travellers with fake Covid-19 documents face custodial sentence after arrest.
- Ministers and Parliamentarians will disseminate infomation on vaccination in their constituencies.
- People operating at marketplaces, tobacco auction floors cotton sales floors to be vaccinated before they can operate. Those who refuse will not be allowed to operate.
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