Editorial Comment: Zim needs new COVID-19 strategy

IN recent weeks, government has been putting various towns and cities under localised lockdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as the country is clearly losing the fight as the third wave takes hold around the country.

Last week, districts in Mashonaland West and Masvingo provinces were put under strict localised lockdowns, following the imposition of similar restrictions in Kwekwe, Karoi and Hurungwe.

Most suburbs in the second capital, Bulawayo, have also been put under localised lockdowns as the situation continues to deteriorate.

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