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Online Reporter
President Mnangagwa has extended the Level Two Covid-19 national lockdown by another two weeks.
In an address on Friday, President Mnangagwa said schools opening had been delayed until further notice to give health officials room to fight the obtaining Covid-19 fourth wave following a spike in both new cases and deaths.
However, examination classes have been exempted, and these classes are expected to follow preventive public health measures.
“The current Level Two National Lockdown is extended by a further two weeks after which an appropriate review will be announced, guided by a specific appreciation of the obtaining situation,” said President Mnangagwa.
The President said an appropriate review would be announced, guided by a specific appreciation of the obtaining situation.
“The week closing the year has seen us record a total of 10 384 cases of infections and 142 deaths. These somber statistics translate to an average 1 483 new cases of infections, and 20 deaths each day.
“The last three days alone were especially dire, with some 2 000 new infection cases, and 30 deaths recorded daily. Clearly our nation is in the grip of an Omicron variant-induced fourth wave, whose curve we continue to struggle to flatten, before the curve begins to tend down,” he said.
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