“Midwives running Sally Mugabe Hospital’s maternity ward have withdrawn their services over lack of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment. The health workers have also blamed health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for alleged failure to listen to their concerns.”
“Zimbabwe’s acting president, Kembo Mohadi, says the country’s state security agents will enforce strict COVID-19 regulations introduced Saturday following the death of 29 people in the past week and 1,342 new infections.”
“The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has warned government to stop using the COVID-19 outbreak to justify its clampdown on critics and journalists. This follows the alleged abduction and torture on three MDC Alliance activists by suspected state security agents who were accusing the female politicians of staging a street protest against government’s failure to deal with massive desperation occasioned by its lockdown measures.”
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