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Jan
03
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Overwhelmed’ Zimbabwe tightens COVID-19 restrictions, orders most businesses closed

‘Overwhelmed’ Zimbabwe tightens COVID-19 restrictions, orders most businesses closed

COVID-19
ZIMBABWE extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month in an effort to curb a surge in coronavirus infections. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also health minister, said some of the tighter restrictions were effective immediately and included a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and a ban on inter-city travel. From Tuesday, non-essential businesses would also be suspended, he said. "People must stay at home save for buying food and medicines or transporting sick relatives," Chiwenga told a news conference. The country had recorded 1,342 COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths in one…
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Sep
29
2020
By The African Mirror
Kenya extends COVID curfew for 2 months but reduces hours

Kenya extends COVID curfew for 2 months but reduces hours

COVID-19
DUNCAN MIRIRI  KENYA’S President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended for two months a nationwide curfew intended to curb the coronavirus but relaxed the starting time by two hours until 11 p.m. Kenyatta, who said the COVID-19 infections curve had been flattened, also lifted a ban on the sale of alcohol in restaurants and bars. The restrictions will be reviewed again in 60 days, he said. He also said the finance minister would extend tax relief measures unveiled in April until January 2021. Kenya has had 38,115 cases of the virus and 691 deaths since its first case on March 13. The…
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Aug
27
2020
By The African Mirror
Kenya extends coronavirus curfew as cases rise outside capital

Kenya extends coronavirus curfew as cases rise outside capital

COVID-19
GEORGE OBULUTSA and AYENAT MERSIE KENYA’S president has extended a nationwide curfew for another 30 days, saying coronavirus cases were rising in areas outside the capital. In a televised address, Uhuru Kenyatta also ordered bars and nightclubs shut for another 30 days - but increased the number of people allowed to attend weddings, funerals and other events. He said infections were slowing in Nairobi and the port and tourism hub of Mombasa. "This crisis has however began to percolate to the counties. The new frontier of this invisible enemy is increasingly shifting to the counties and to our rural areas,"…
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