Zimbabwe on Saturday received 500 000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China with the Health ministry saying they are now targeting border towns.
Health deputy minister John Mangwiro said they will also target very risky areas including Mbare Musika. He said:
_But it’s not just about saving lives, it’s about economic recovery because when people are vaccinated it’s easier for companies to operate, it’s easier to do business and carrying on with business is what will revive the economy._
_Their (vaccines) arrival really excites us as you can see the Covid-19 disease is back via the third wave._
_As the Government, we are going to target border towns such as Beitbridge, Plumtree, Chirundu, Kariba, Nyamapanda and Forbes Border Post (Mutare) so that we make sure that if things continue getting worse at least our border areas are protected because you will find out that most of the infections are coming via our borders._
_We are also going to target areas that are very risky and that the disease can easily come through which are tobacco auction floors, GMB markets, Cotton Sales Floors and even the Musikas, Mbare Musika, Renkini, Machipisa, Sakubva and all such markets._
The vaccines arrive when Zimbabwe is experiencing a coronavirus resurgence that has prompted the government to review preventive measures.
The government has also imposed localised lockdowns on some coronavirus hotspots including Kwekwe.
More: Pindula News; The Sunday Mail