Zimbabwe is still grappling with the Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic which was first recorded in the country in March 2020.
Below is the country’s coronavirus or COVID-19 update or situation report by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) as of 15 February 2021:
- New cases: 50
- Locals: 50
- Returnees: 0
- Deaths: 10
- Tests: 1 481
- Recoveries: 158
- National Recovery Rate: 87.3%
- Active Cases: 3 053
- Total Cumulative Cases: 35 222
- Total Recoveries: 30 759
- Total Deaths: 1 410
Source | Ministry of Health and Child Care
In other news, on Monday Zimbabwe received 200 000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine developed by the state-owned China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a subsidiary of the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).
However, a pamphlet accompanying the SinoPharm vaccine indicates that the medicine should not be administered to people with chronic conditions. The pamphlet reads:
Who can’t take the vaccine? Children and young people under the age of 18 years, women who are presently pregnant, breastfeeding or planning a pregnancy within the next six weeks….Full Report
