Covid-19 lockdown: President announces additional measures

Post Reporter

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa this evening announced additional lockdown measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 following rising new infections.

Addressing the nation at State House, President Mnangagwa said in the wake of a recent spike in Covid-19 cases which necessitated localised lockdowns, Government is introducing more level four lockdown measures which take immediate effect.

The additional measures 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.

-T ravellers 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 information 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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