Villagers urged to be on high alert: COVID-19

RURAL COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN URGED TO BE ON HIGH ALERT AND REPORT CASES OF RETURNEES WHO BYPASS QUARANTINE CENTERS, AS THE GOVERNMENT BATTLES TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
GOVERNMENT HAS TURNED TO VILLAGERS FOR SUPPORT IN FIGHTING THE INCREASING THREAT FROM RETURNEES WHO BYPASS COVID-19 QUARANTINE PROCEDURES.

ADDRESSING ST LUKES AND INSUZA VILLAGERS, WHO RECEIVED GOVERNMENT FOOD ASSISTANCE THIS SUNDAY, MATABELELAND NORTH MINISTER OF STATE AND DEVOLUTION, HONOURABLE RICHARD MOYO HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED TO GUARD AGAINST RETURNEES WHO RISK TURNING ENTIRE COMMUNITIES INTO COVID-19 HOTSPOTS.
THE JOHANE MASOWE ECHISHANU LEADER MADZIBABA EMMANUEL MUTUMA SAID HIS ORGANISATION IS GEARED TO MOBILISE MORE AID FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
IN ADDITION TO OVER TWO TONES OF DISTRIBUTED MEALIE-MEAL, MADZIBABA MUTUMA ALSO HANDED OVER 500KGS OF RICE DONATED BY PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA.