2 schools shut down after COVID-19 cases spike

WO schools in Matabeleland North province, George Silundika and Fatima Secondary have recorded 252 new cases of COVID-19, forcing authorities to shut them down.

Cases have risen in the past week from as low as four confirmed cases on August 29 to as high as 33 cases on Tuesday when three deaths were recorded on the same day.

Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing on Thursday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa urged the nation to remain vigilant against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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