ZIMFACT: Initiatives against COVID-19
Zimbabweans inside the country and around the world have started initiatives to help the country to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. They have been complemented by corporate organisations, religious bodies as…
CORONAVIRUS
No, inhaling steam will not treat or cure novel coronavirus infection
By W.P Dunlop, AFP Fact Check A video viewed more than 2.4 million times on Facebook urges people to inhale steam to “kill” the novel coronavirus. But experts say that…
FACTSHEET: Zimbabwe COVID-19 Health Card
Zimbabwe is facing the COVID-19 pandemic which is sowing sickness, death and fear around the world with a struggling economy and health system, raising serious questions over its capacity to…
COVID-19: Zimbabwe’s response strategy
As of March 18, 2020, Zimbabwe had not reported a confirmed case of COVID-19. On Tuesday, March 17, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national disaster. This allows…
eNCA incorrectly reports that Zimbabwe has a confirmed COVID-19 case
CLAIM: Zimbabwe has confirmed its first case of COVID-19. Source: eNCA, a South African 24-hour television news channel (March 16, 2020) RATING: FALSE On Monday, 16 March 2020, South African…
