The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday said it is working with partners and Member States to map the regional spread of the new variants in Africa through regional genomic surveillance.

One person died this morning after a car fell through a section of the newly-repaired Skyline-Chimanimani Road which gave in to the pressure of heavy rains and collapsed.

A search party has been launched in Makhakavhule area where two men drowned when their inflatable boat capsized in uMzingwane River this morning.

Chegutu district Civil Protection Unit yesterday evening rescued one person and retrieved three bodies of the artisanal miners who were trapped under Elvington Mine’s disused shaft on Thursday.

BBC- There is some evidence that a variant now dominant in the UK may be more deadly too.

…Researchers also discover that antibodies developed in response to the original variant are less effective against the new one.

With Covid -19 cases continuing to rise in Manicaland, the free Covid-19 testing facilities being offered by the City of Mutare have tremendously reduced the burden on the Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital which has been the main testing centre fo...

Merck is halting development of its two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, saying that while the drugs seemed to be safe, they didn't generate enough of an immune response to effectively protect people against the coronavirus.

Community education on Covid-19 is of paramount importance in order to curb this surge. We are moving around educating such church members about the importance of handwashing, social distancing, masking up and to abstain from such gatherings in order...

Features Writer  In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. In a statement, MTN said the donation would h...

Herald Reporters The national lockdown will continue at level four for a further two weeks to February 15 to consolidate and extend the progress already seen in taming and bringing under control the second wave of Covid-19 infections. Announcing the ...

Business Reporter Toll fees at Zinara toll gates will now vary in line with the prevailing auction exchange rate as Zinara implements today the decision announced in the National Budget to denominate fees in US dollars converted at the latest auction...

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Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, through her Angel of Hope Foundation, yesterday donated an assortment of foodstuffs, toiletries and clothes to more than 10 children and old people’s homes in Harare, as she leads from th...

Political Editor Zimbabwe, which has accelerated testing of Covid-19 around the country, has the capacity to acquire vaccines for the novel virus that has been spiking in the country since the start of the year, a top Government official has said. Th...