Govt tightens border security ahead of Easter

GOVERNMENT yesterday said it would strengthen surveillance at the country’s border posts during the upcoming Easter holidays to minimise transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

This was said by Information and Publicity minister Monica Mutsvangwa during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare, where she stated that border posts were fertile ground for transmission of the respiratory
disease.

Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 cases stood at 36 684 infections and 1 512 deaths as of yesterday morning.

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