{"id":29037,"date":"2020-10-17T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=29037"},"modified":"2020-10-17T21:00:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T19:00:50","slug":"zimbabwe-shuts-down-hospital-after-worker-dies-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-shuts-down-hospital-after-worker-dies-of-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Shuts Down Hospital After Worker Dies of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the largest referral medical facilities in Zimbabwe\u2019s Mashonaland West province has been shutdown following a COVID-19 outbreak, which has resulted in the death of one of the workers.<\/p>\n<p>Provincial Epidemiology Disease Control officer, Dr. Gift Masoja, told reporters that they have also shutdown a nearby clinic due to rising local numbers of COVID-19 cases in the medical centers.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Masoja said the dead Chegutu General Hospital employee was working in the pharmacy department.<\/p>\n<p>He said they decided to shutdown the hospital in order to clean it up with chemicals recommended by the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Masoja said health officials are worried about the large number of people who are not wearing masks in the province.<\/p>\n<p>He urged locals to wear masks in order to stop the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the largest referral medical facilities in Zimbabwe\u2019s Mashonaland West province has been shutdown following a COVID-19 outbreak, which has resulted in the death of one of the workers. 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