The Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Constantino Chiwenga has announced stiff lockdown measures for the country, with immediate effect.
Chiwenga who is also Vice President, told a media briefing this evening that the move has been necessitated by the upsurge of coronavirus cases in the country.
Below are the highlights from his press statement on the lockdown:
• Stiff lockdown with immediate effect
• Only essential services to remain open
• Gatherings of not more than 30 people at funerals
• Weddings, funerals, gyms, restaurants, bars etc banned for 30 days
• Correct wearing of face masks, social distancing, hand sanitization and temp checks to be strictly enforced
• Other commercial services mining, manufacturing and agriculture to operate as before
• Open from 8am and close at 3pm
• People must stay at home save for buying food or medicines etc
• Curfew 6pm to 6am
• Air transport to continue as before
• Formal business and registered informal traders suspended for 30 days
• Only exam classes are to open now
• facilities and national parks to operate subject to usual health conditions
• Cross border traders banned save for commercial and transit cargo for essential and critical services
• Restaurants and bars closed for 30 days
