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The government has reiterated that they will keep all borders open in the wake of increase in corona virus cases around the world.
The Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Obadiah Moyo has said the government is not keen to close borders anytime soon but will intensify testing efforts at the borders and at the airports. The news comes after our neighbouring country South Africa has announced they are closing 35 of its 72 points of entry in the country. South Africa’s corona virus cases have jumped to over 50.
Whats happening in other neighbouring countries
Other neighbouring countries in SADC are taking measures to reduce the spread of corona virus. South Africa for example has declared a state of national disaster in order to trigger the use of resources that are meant to be used when a country is in a state of disaster. They have also come up with aggressive measures such as closing of schools, banning gatherings of more than a 100 people and directing shopping malls to have means of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Zimbabwe is still operating in a business as usual mode even after WHO declared COVD-19 as a pandemic and directed governments to pursue aggressive measures to thwart the spread of the disease.
What are the effects of closing borders?
Well, Zimbabwe stands to lose a great deal o revenue if they are to close borders. Zimbabwe’s economy is supported by agriculture, mining and tourism. We haven’t been producing much from the agriculture side of things for obvious reasons: a failed agriculture policy, land reform and El Nino drought. Mining is infested with corruption hence tourism becomes a critical source of foreign currency. Zimbabwe is still considered a Corona Virus safe country hence tourist are still arriving. Zimbabwe does not want to lose this revenue. Also, scaling business down causes the government to lose tax revenue. If business gets low, companies and individuals will pay less ta whereas the government still has an obligation to pay its workers.