As of the 26th March 2020, 16 032 travellers arriving from countries with confirmed COVID-19 cases were screened at the national points of entry and put on surveillance.
The figures below summarise the COVID-19 situation in Zimbabwe. Today, 6 samples were tested at the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory and all tested negative for COVID-19.
- Cumulative Tests Conducted: 194
- COVID-19 Negative: 187
- COVID-19 Positive: 7
- COVID-19 Deaths: 1
The Ministry continues to be on HIGH alert to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Update on people who have tested positive to COVID 19 in Zimbabwe |
||||||
Case No. |
Date of diagnosis |
Age |
Gender |
Travel history |
Location |
Clinical condition |
1 |
20/03/2020 |
38yrs |
M |
United Kingdom |
Vic. Falls |
Stable, Miid disease |
2 |
21/03/2020 |
30yrs |
M |
USA |
Harare |
Died |
3 |
^ 24/03/2020 |
52yrs |
M |
Dubai |
Harare |
Stable, Mild disease |
4
J |
26/03/2020 |
24yrs |
F |
USA |
Harare |
Stable, Mild disease |
5 |
26/03/2020 |
30yrs |
M |
None — Contact of Case 2 |
Harare |
Stable, Mild disease |
6 |
27/03/2020 |
40yrs |
F |
None — Contact of Case 3 |
Harare |
Stable, Miid disease |
7 |
27/03/2020 |
24yrs |
F |
None — Contact of Case 3 |
Harare |
Stable, Miid disease |
Today, the fifth meeting of the ad hoc Inter-ministerial Taskforce on COVID-19 was held.
To protect yourself and others from COVID-19 infection, the Ministry would like to remind everyone to practice good personal hygiene;
- Wash hands with soap and water frequently or use of an alcohol-based hand-rub,
- Cover your nose and mouth with tissue paper or flexed elbow when coughing and sneezing
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- Avoid close contact with anyone who is unwell, coughing or sneezing.
For assistance, please call the Ministry of Health and Child Care COVID-19 tollfree hotline number: 2019.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe.
Download logo
01:35
Africa records higher deaths in second wave of covid-19-WHO
01:05
Crowds cheer Museveni's return to Kampala after disputed election
Go to video
Nigeria to build 38 Oxygen plants as treatment centres struggle with COVID patients
Go to video
Mothers in Tunisia Denounce "Arbitrary arrests" of Their Children
01:20
Sahel violence displaces two million internally- UN says
02:03
Reproductive rights: Kenyan doctors urge Biden to scrap ''global gag rule''