Two ministers in the Zimbabwean government died from coronavirus (COVID-19) within days, raising the death toll from the deadly virus to four ministers.
The death toll of the deadly virus prompted the country to announce Saturday plans to further tighten the closure procedures.
The Zimbabwean government announced on Friday evening that the Minister of Transport Joel Matiza, died after being infected with "COVID-19", less than two days after the death of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Seboussou Moyo, due to the same reason.
According to unconfirmed media reports, other government ministers are receiving treatment in a special hospital.
"We are facing a black cloud, which we have to banish soon," Deputy Health Minister John Manguero told German media.
He revealed plans to tighten the current lockdown, which has been imposed since early January and includes a strict night curfew. Restaurants, bars, and gyms have been forced to close their doors.
Zimbabwe has recorded 30,523 cases since the start of the pandemic, including 962 deaths.
On the other hand, the authorities in Zimbabwe announced that the capital, Harare, has become the epicenter of the outbreak of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), with half of the virus cases nationwide recorded in the capital city alone, a development attributable to the laxity in observing the protocols established by the government, especially by residents of high-density areas population.
Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Shiwinga declared the re-imposition of a night-time curfew, the prevention of public gatherings, and the suspension of schools until further notice after the country witnessed a significant increase in the number of new cases of Coronavirus.
Shwinga said - according to the American "ABC News" network - that Zimbabwe recorded 1,342 cases and 29 deaths affected by the emerging coronavirus over the past week, in the largest weekly death toll the country has seen.
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