'Exemption Letters Are Still Required'

Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said citizens should take note that the country is still under lockdown, therefore, those travelling should produce exemption letters to prove that they provide essential services.

Mutsvangwa also reiterated that it is still mandatory for people to wear face masks when they venture outside as failure to do so is an offence which is liable to a fine or imprisonment. She said:

The government emphasises that the country is still under lockdown and, as such, exemption letters for essential services are still required for the movement of those concerned. Furthermore, failure to wear a face mask in public is an offence which is liable to a fine or imprisonment.

Mutsvangwa said the government has tightened security at quarantine centres countrywide following reports that 18 people escaped from Mkoba Teachers’ College Quarantine Centre in Gweru on Monday. She said:

Meanwhile, security at quarantine centres is being tightened in order to ensure that those returning from abroad do not escape. Local traditional leaders and local authorities are enjoined to report known absconders and illegal returnees to authorities.

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