Pallbearers carry the coffin of late Zimbabwe's agriculture minister Perrance Shiri at his funeral

Zimbabwe bans traditional funerals as Coronavirus cases surge

Politics Jan 12
Zimbabwe has banned families from transporting dead relatives to their areas of birth for burial as it battles to halt the spread of the Coronavirus.
Coronavirus vaccine
South African variant unlikely to 'completely negate' coronavirus vaccines - Scientist
Health Jan 06
A variant of the coronavirus first detected in South Africa is unlikely to completely negate the immunising effects of vaccines, a researcher studying it told Reuters.
Paul Okoye was a member of music group, P-Square
Paul Okoye tests positive for coronavirus
Entertainment Jan 06
Paul Okoye, a member of the now-defunct music group, P-Square has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Emmerson Mnangagwa is the President of Zimbabwe
30-day lockdown for Zimbabwe following spike in coronavirus cases
Health Jan 06
Following a spike in coronavirus cases, Zimbabwe has reintroduced a 12-hour curfew from 6 pm until 6 am.
The distribution will commence from March 2021
Vaccine: Africa to get 50 million coronavirus doses from Pfizer and BionTech
Health Jan 06
Pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and BioNTech will supply up to 50 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to Africa, starting from March 2021.
Egypt plans to purchase 40 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine
Coronavirus: Egypt approves Sinopharm vaccine for general use
Health Jan 03
Egypt has approved the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm, the health minister said.
Moscow announced the registration of Sputnik V back in August 2020
Guinea Begins Administering Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 Vaccine
Health Dec 31
Vaccinations against COVID-19 with a Russian produced vaccine on an experimental basis began on Wednesday at a center in Conakry, Guinea.