President Emmerson Mnangagwa has today announced additional measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the wake of rising new infections.
Addressing the nation at State House this evening President Mnangagwa said following the recent surge in Covid-19 cases and subsequently localised lockdowns, Government is introducing more level four lockdown measures which take immediate effect.
They will run for two weeks and will be reviewed thereafter.
Below are some of the highlights .
Commerce and industry to open from 8am to 3.30 pm in compliance with curfew 6.30pm to 6am.
-Industry to decongest workplaces to 40 percent with the rest working from home.
-Intercity movements prohibited except for production and movement of food and medicines.
-Travellers from countries with alpha and delta variants will be quarantined and tested on the first, third, fifth and tenth day at their own expense.
Travellers with fake Covid-19 documents face custodial sentence after arrest.
-Ministers and Parliamentarians will disseminate information on vaccination in their constituencies.
-People operating at marketplaces, tobacco auction floors cotton sales floors to be vaccinated before they can operate. Those who refuse will not be allowed to operate.