No confirmed COVID-19 cases at UZ, contrary to viral social media 'circular' - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
March 17, 2020
CLAIM: A viral social media message claims that the University of Zimbabwe has two confirmed cases of COVID-19 and will close this week until April 14, 2020.
RATING: False.
The University of Zimbabwe’s Acting Director of Information, Ndai Nyamakura says the statement circulating on social media and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp is false. The university is not closing on the dates stated on the forged circular.
“We are currently working on a statement to counter that circular,” she told ZimFact.
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