{"id":20931,"date":"2020-03-20T22:13:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=20931"},"modified":"2020-03-20T22:13:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T20:13:32","slug":"zimbabwe-records-first-coronavirus-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-records-first-coronavirus-case","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Records First Coronavirus Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has tested positive for coronavirus in Zimbabwe, according to the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the ministry said a man, who visited Britain a week ago and returned home in Victoria Falls, tested positive for the disease following prescribed medical procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry identified the person as a 38 year-old Caucasian male resident. This is the first coronavirus cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis evening, Friday 20th March 2020, the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital confirmed that a suspected cases of COVID-19 has tested positive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man has tested positive for coronavirus in Zimbabwe, according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement, the ministry said a man, who visited Britain a week ago and returned home in Victoria Falls, tested positive for the disease following prescribed medical procedures. 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