By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabwe and the SADC region at large to be resolute and united in the wake of the deadly coronavirus saying that it shall pass.

He made the remarks in his twitter post which appreciated South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa for chairing the meeting of regional leaders on SADC’s response to the virus.

He said:

I would like to thank HE President @CyrilRamaphosa for chairing this morning’s important meeting between heads of state regarding the ongoing response to COVID-19. I wish the people of Zimbabwe, & the entire region, a blessed & healthy weekend. We will get through this together!

He speaks when the virus has rapidly spread in many African countries especially South Africa where the officially confirmed coronavirus cases have now surpassed the 8232 mark while confirmed dearths are at 161 as of May 08, 2020, 14:24 GMT.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe has thirty-four confirmed cases including four deaths and nine recoveries. The virus has also worsened the economic and humanitarian crisis in the region and Zimbabwe in particular where the crisis was prevalent before the emergence of the virus.

SADC, in a bid to curb the virus, made a number of resolutions including the suspension of some of its meetings.