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Zimbabwe has drawn a lot of lessons in managing the coronavirus since the onset of the second wave and these lessons can guide the nation in responding to a potential third wave, a senior government official has said.

In her weekly update issued on Friday, the national COVID-19 co-ordinator in the Office of the President and the Cabinet Dr Agnes Mahomva it has become clear that individuals have to see the benefits of adherence to set regulations

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Another lesson learnt was that surveillance and testing are key in helping the country determine the impact of the disease. Dr Mahomva said:

> Strong community ownership in national response is very critical. It is important that the involvement is taken on board as this can contribute to achievements or lack of.

> Communities need to realise and recognise that recommended measures are for our good and not wait on police to force them to implement.

> … We also learnt that prevention is better, it is not only cheaper but very effective even the world over.

> More testing consumables have been purchased and more testing has been conducted as seen in the figures last week.

> We also learnt the importance of being guided by science in all we do which has helped us get to where we are.

The country’s COVID-19 epidemic curve is on a downward trend over the past few weeks with new cases falling to double digits for the first time in over a month on Sunday.

Yesterday, only 65 new coronavirus infections were recorded and this is a signifant decline from the over 1 000 cases recorded on some days in January.

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