In light of the gravity of the COVID-19 outbreak, His Excellency the President has activated the Ad Hoc Inter-Ministerial Task Force in line with a decision made by Cabinet at its Seventh Meeting held on Tuesday, 17th March 2020.

Here is a full list of the members of the COVID-19 Taskforce:

1. Chairperson: Minister Of Health and Child Care Dr Obadiah Moyo
2. Deputy Chairperson: Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo.
3. Mthuli Ncube of Finance,
4. Oppah Muchinguri of Defence and War Veterans Affairs,
5. Sibusiso Moyo of Foreign Affairs,
6. Kazembe Kazembe of Home Affairs,
7. Cain Mathema of Primary and Secondary Education,
8. Biggie Matiza of Transport and Infrastructure Development,
9. Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu of Environment,
10. Monica Mutsvangwa of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services
11. Professor Amon Murwira of Higher and Tertiary Education.

The following terms of reference will guide the Task Force’s operations:

a) to monitor the situation and manage the response to the COVID-19 outbreak and identify any gaps for corrective action;

b) to raise the general awareness of the public on the pandemic;

c) to mobilise domestic and international financial resources to adequately respond to the outbreak;

d) to engage private sector associations that include captains of industry and business, religious leaders, local authorities Traditional Leaders, and Zimbabweans in the diaspora for support in the implementation of identified initiatives;

e) to rally all stakeholders towards the successful fight of the pandemic. These include among others, the Zimbabwe Medical Association, its affiliates and all stakeholders in the medical and health fields; and

f) to regularly update His Excellency the President, Cabinet, and the nation on the country’s state of preparedness and response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

As Chairman of the Task Force, Honourable O. Moyo is required to make use of the Civil Protection Unit which has the requisite geographical spread and representation for maximum, effective, collective response and action as displayed in the management of the Cyclone Idai Disaster.

The Task Force is already seized with the operationalisation of the National COVID-19 Response Strategy and will keep the Nation updated on the same.

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