Edith Opperman Maternity Clinic in Mbare over the weekend shut down leaving scores of pregnant women stranded.

The clinic shut its doors after a number of nurses (it’s not clear how many) tested positive for the virus.

Dozens of pregnant women some of them in early stages of labour were over the weekend seen standing outside the shut gates of the institution as they peered inside.

The guard at the place said he did not know when the clinic would reopen.

This is not the first time the plight of pregnant women has taken a back seat due to some crisis. For a good part of last year Edith Opperman’s maternity hospital was not taking patients due to equipment shortages and a crippling nurse strike. This forced these women to risk their lives in home births and makeshift shelters.