By A Correspondent- Police in the city of Kings and Queens have raided a beer party and arrested 37 people for violating COVID-19 lockdown regulations.

The last week’s arrests came after police received some tip-offs from neighbours.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube told reporters that they arrested 15 patrons in Nketa and another 22 in Nkulumane for disturbing the peace of their neighbours and also violating lockdown measures.

He noted that the parties were potential super-spreaders of the virus, adding that the accused would soon appear in court.

Nkulumane, Emakhandeni, the Bulawayo central business district, and the northern suburbs were recently declared COVID-19 hotspots, prompting authorities to put them localised lockdowns.