By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has advised citizens to maintain excellent levels of hygiene in the wake of the deadly coronavirus.

Mnangagwa issued the advise amid revelations by the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights secretary-general Norman Matara that Zimbabwe does not have basic equipment required in the identification of the coronavirus also known as Covid-19.

Matara said the country only had two World Health Organisation-recommended diagnostic computerised tomography (CT) scans adding that there were no adequate ventilators for continuous supply of oxygen needed by coronavirus patients.

Said Mnangagwa:

“I urge my fellow Zimbabweans to maintain excellent levels of personal hygiene. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap, cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough, and avoid unnecessary travel abroad. We must keep our nation, safe, secure and healthy.”