{"id":101285,"date":"2021-01-03T10:20:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T04:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/zimbabwe-reintroduces-dusk-to-dawn-curfew-to-contain-rising-covid-19-cases\/"},"modified":"2021-01-03T22:33:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T16:33:23","slug":"zimbabwe-reintroduces-dusk-to-dawn-curfew-to-contain-rising-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/zimbabwe-reintroduces-dusk-to-dawn-curfew-to-contain-rising-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Reintroduces Dusk-to-Dawn Curfew to Contain Rising COVID-19 Cases\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Zimbabwe has reintroduced a 12-hour dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain rising COVID19 cases and combat citizens\u2019 disregard of lockdown regulations. The World Health Organization is calling on Zimbabweans to abide by the new regulations. Public health experts and informal traders have concerns about the measures.
Announcing the 12-hour curfew Saturday night on national television, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said the government was concerned by a spike in coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have seen a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, almost double in two months, from 8,374 on 1 November to 14,084 to date. In light of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases the following stiff lockdown measures are being put in place with immediate effect,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Besides the curfew, other measures include limiting the number of mourners at funerals to 30 people, while all other gatherings at weddings, churches, bars, bottle stores, gyms and restaurants are banned. Chiwenga – who doubles as Zimbabwe\u2019s health minister \u2013 said a review of the new measures would be done in 30 days.
Participants in the informal sector of Zimbabwe\u2019s economy say the new measures will not work. Sam\u202fWadzai\u202fleads the activist group Vendors Initiative Social and Economic Transformation Zimbabwe. <\/p>\n