Zimbabwe will impose a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from Monday to help curb the spread of coronavirus, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday.
Only state and health workers will be exempted from the lockdown, Mnangagwa said.
Zimbabwe has five confirmed coronavirus cases, including one death.
Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 pandemic task force has made several recommendations after assessing the situation in the country with indications that many people may be infected by the disease if no drastic measures were taken to avert a health crisis in the southern African nation where at least five people have contracted the disease.
“Starting Monday 30th March, 2020, and subject to further review, Zimbabwe will be under a total lockdown for a period of 21 days. This means all our citizens are required to stay at home except of course in respect of essential movements related to seeking health services, to the purchase of procurement of food, medicines and for other essential supplies in terms of critical services,” said Mnangagwa.
Source: News Agencies
