A returning Zimbabwean woman died in quarantine at Mkoba Teachers’ College in Gweru yesterday.

Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Larry Mavima confirmed the death of the woman, but said the cause of death was still unknown.
“The woman came back sick from South Africa.

She came back in the company of her husband and were taken to Mkoba Teachers’ College quarantine centre in Gweru. Doctors attended to her as she was not feeling well that same day (Sunday),” he said.

Minister Mavima who is the Midlands Provincial Covid-19 taskforce chairperson said her condition deteriorated yesterday.

“Her blood samples have been taken to Harare for testing to see if she had Covid-19 or not.

At the moment we call upon people not to speculate because we don’t want to cause mayhem and despondency in the province. To date we have not recorded a case of Covid-19,” he said.-State media