{"id":21313,"date":"2020-03-29T19:34:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T17:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=21313"},"modified":"2020-03-29T19:34:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T17:34:55","slug":"why-is-chiwenga-who-came-from-china-a-few-days-ago-not-in-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/why-is-chiwenga-who-came-from-china-a-few-days-ago-not-in-quarantine","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Chiwenga, Who Came From China A Few Days Ago, Not In Quarantine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few concerned citizens have questioned why Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is not in quarantine since he came back from China a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>MDC MP Miriam Mushayi questioned why the VP is back at work after visiting China which is Asia\u2019s COVID-19 epicentre. Mushayi tweeted:<\/p>\n<p>Why is Chiwenga not in quarantine yet he was in China the epicenter of COVID-19? Instead of coming up with the gazette with punitive measures where are the safety net measures 4 the vulnerable? How Is a women vendor supposed to provide for her family during the 21 days?#ZimLOC<\/p>\n<p>Another MDC personality Discent Bajila writing on his Facebook said:<\/p>\n<p>In other countries, a healthy person coming from high risk countries is subjected to compulsory self isolation. Elsewhere, a patient (therefore has underlying health issues) who just returned from seeking medical attention in China has been tasked with chairing National COVID-19 Taskforce. The taskforce includes, amongst others, a person who believes that COVID-19 is a divine punishment for those who imposed sanctions on the country.<\/p>\n<p>Another political commentator Kelvin Mazhandu reportedly questioned why the VP was not in quarantine according to Bulawayo24 News.<\/p>\n<p>VP Chiwenga returned home last week after spending 2 weeks in China where he was seeking treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few concerned citizens have questioned why Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is not in quarantine since he came back from China a few days ago. MDC MP Miriam Mushayi questioned why the VP is back at work after visiting China which is Asia\u2019s COVID-19 epicentre. 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