{"id":22182,"date":"2020-04-19T19:06:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T17:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=22182"},"modified":"2020-04-19T19:06:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T17:06:40","slug":"breaking-government-announces-decision-on-lockdown-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/breaking-government-announces-decision-on-lockdown-extension","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Government announces decision on lockdown extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Government announced on Sunday the decision on whether to extent the 21-day lockdown which has seen pre-season preparations suspended.<\/p>\n<p>President Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed that the lockdown, which was imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, will be extended by 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe country is yet to meet the conditions for the lifting of the lockdown\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuided by these realities, government has decided to extend with immediate effect a national lockdown by a further 14 days, up to May 3, 2020,\u201d Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n<p>The decision means players will continue training on their own to maintain fitness.<\/p>\n<p>The start of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League 2020 campaign will also be affected.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the PSL is likely to give clubs some time to wrap up their preparations before the season starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government announced on Sunday the decision on whether to extent the 21-day lockdown which has seen pre-season preparations suspended. 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