The early successes in the fight against Covid-19 should not be mistaken for a total victory against the global pandemic as its threat continues to hover perilously.
Complacency has been creeping into society, with people disregarding Covid-19 mitigatory measures after the World Health Organisation (WHO) commended the Government for the way it has managed to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned that cases of the pandemic could easily rise if people stopped adhering to laid down protocols.
To date, more than 8 000 people have tested positive, and over 94 percent have recovered. Less than 3 percent died after testing positive for Covid-19.
Speaking at the official launch of the 2020 joint commemorations of the Global Hand Washing Day, National Sanitisation Week, World Toilet Day and Wash Finance Week, VP Chiwenga, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, said Zimbabwe was not yet out of the woods and implored people to continue wearing masks properly in public places.
“This disease or virus as we know it, kills,” he said. “It has no age, no status and it destroys. Please carry the message to your colleagues, friends and families that let us all be on guard.
“Most countries are trying to come up with a vaccine, but the truth is that we do not have a vaccine as yet. But even if we had one, let us have this culture of always staying clean, looking after ourselves for any other kind of disease.
