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*Zimbabwean Authorities Worried Over COVID-19 Threat Posed By Border Jumpers* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?fr Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs Minister Abednico Ncube has called for a heavy deployment of security forces along the country’s borders with South Africa and Botswana. This follows reports of returnees sneaking into the country without being subjected to the 21-day mandatory quarantine. ---------- Latest itel S24 available on Pindula: 128GB storage $119 USD WhatsApp +263783450793 ---------- Speaking on Monday during his tour of isolation centres in Gwanda, Minister Ncube those who are avoiding quarantine are putting local communities at risk of the spread of the novel coronavirus. He said: > As a province, we have received with great concern reports of people that are getting into the country mostly from South Africa through illegal entry points. > This is alarming because we are faced with a pandemic and anyone coming into the country has to go through necessary health checks. > … we are a border province and such activities will pose a huge threat for us. On Monday, police manning a roadblock at Ngundu Growth Point in Masvingo Province intercepted 18 Zimbabwean returnees suspected to have crossed into the country from South Africa illegally. They were then taken to Rupangwana Isolation Centre in Chiredzi for mandatory COVID-19 testing and quarantining. Zimbabwe currently has 37 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus. *More: Chronicle* itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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