The Parliament Of Zimbabwe will today resume sitting after an 8 weeks break which came after 5 legislators tested positive for COVID-19, Newsday reports. 2 legislators have so far succumbed to the virus.
This came after Parliament announced that they will start testing all legislators as they prepare to resume parliamentary sittings.
Kennedy Chokuda announced that:
There will be compulsory testing of MPs and staff before resumption of sittings, adding that Parliament was also working towards going virtual in order to minimise COVID-19 infection
Last week, only a handful of legislators from the capital attended the National Assembly 20 minutes sitting.
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