Coronavirus: 287 Quarantined
14 April 2020
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Government has quarantined 287 people including 15 foreign nationals at various places across the country as a precautionary measure against the spread of the Covid-19 diseases.

The 287 include seven locals who returned from the US, 265 who were in Botswana and 15 suspected Ethiopian nationals.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Mr Nick Mangwana confirmed the development on his twitter handle.

“Government takes the risk of potential imported transmission seriously.

We have 7 returnees who arrived from the US including 6 cruise ship workers who are in compulsory quarantine at a lodge in Harare.

Those from Botswana are at Plumtree High and ZIPAM will be used for new arrivals,” Mr Mangwana said.-State media