1.0 ZIMBABWE’S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND REPORT ON THE PROCUREMENT AND ROLLOUT OF VACCINES
Cabinet received an update on the Country‘s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic and a Report on the Procurement and Roll-Out of Vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National COVID-19 Inter-Ministerial Committee, Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Honourable Dr. C.G.D.N. Chiwenga.
The nation is advised that, as at 30th October 2022, the country’s cumulative cases since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 stood at 258 169, with 252 254 recoveries and 5 160 cumulative deaths. The recovery rate was 98%, with 305 active cases having been reported. The pandemic remains under control as indicated by the flat COVID-19 epidemic curve. Indeed, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has acknowledged the progress made in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic globally. However, WHO has indicated that the pandemic remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Accordingly, Cabinet adopted the following October 2022 COVID-19 pandemic recommendations issued by WHO: