Zimbabwe reimposes new restrictions over Omicron variant fear

Zimbabwe reimposes new restrictions over Omicron variant fear

Government in Zimbabwe has reimposed a lockdown and mandatory quarantines for all travellers amid rising Covid cases in order to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa reimposed a curfew from 21:00 to 06:00 local time and said international travellers will be required to be tested on arrival and to quarantine at a state-designated facility all at their own cost.

All businesses will be required to close at 19:00.

The measures will be reviewed in a fortnight.

Read also: WHO urges countries to take ‘rational’ measures against Omicron risk

The country has so far recorded a total of 135, 000 cases inclunding 4 707 deaths.

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