Zimbabwe has recorded another covid-19 case bringing the total to 14. The details of the 14th case is not yet avialable.
The Ministry of Health and Child Care said in part o their statement: The
Ministry would like to report that today, the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory tested 84 samples. The samples were received from four provinces i.e. Bulawayo (58). Harare (23), Mashonaland East (2) and Mashonaland Central (11. Of the 79 results available at the time of print, one was positive for COVID-19. More details to follow later.
The Ministry says it continues to be on HIGH alert to the COVID-19 pandemic. Active contact tracing for the late, case #11 from Bulawayo is in progress. To date, they have identified 47 primary, contacts of this case. The Ministry, established that at the tourist resort in Hwange, where case #11 and his wife visited between the 14th and 16th March 2020 there were no other guard at the time of their visit. Following their departure, the lodge has not booked any clients to date. Further, the Ministry established that all the 7 staff members that case #11 1 was in direct contact with during his stay were asymptomatic. The Ministry would like to remind the nation that, the most effective ways to protect yourself and others against COVID-19 are to practice good personal hygiene and exercise social distancing.