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The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic on March 11. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are…
CLAIM: A traveler from the Chinese province most hit by the coronavirus was allowed into Zimbabwe VERDICT: False. A traveler arrived from Hunan province, and not Wuhan, the epicentre of…
CLAIM: 118 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Zimbabwe. VERDICT: False. No cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country A message that has gone viral on Zimbabwean…
On Friday, January 31, The Chronicle newspaper ran a banner with the headline: “Corona virus alert in Hwange”. A picture of the image has gone viral on Zimbabwean social media,…
By ZimFact Ahead of the 2018 general election, Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party made a pledge to build 1.5 million homes in the five-year period leading up to 2023. As part…
