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Zimbabwe tightens COVID lockdown after deaths of government ministers



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Zimbabwe announced on Saturday that authorities will strengthen lockdown measures after two government ministers died of COVID-19 within days of each other. On Friday, the country reported the death of Transport Minister Joel Matiza, less than two days after the death of Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo. Moyo, who gained prominence in 2017 as the military general who declared the coup against then-president Robert Mugabeon television, died of complications related to the virus aged 61. The southern African country has lost four state ministers so far. Cabinet minister Ellen Gwaradzimba died from COVID-19 last week. Opposition spokeswomanFadzayi Mahere said she tested positive after …

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