{"id":52263,"date":"2021-12-31T19:51:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T17:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=52263"},"modified":"2021-12-31T18:32:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T16:32:20","slug":"full-text-president-mnangagwa-extends-level-two-national-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/full-text-president-mnangagwa-extends-level-two-national-lockdown","title":{"rendered":"FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa Extends Level Two National Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>My Fellow Zimbabweans,<\/p>\n

The New Year, 2022, begins under the persistent shadow of the global COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The week closing the year has seen us record a total of 10 384 cases of infections and 142 deaths.<\/p>\n

These sombre statistics translate to an average 1 483 new cases of infections, and 20 deaths each day.<\/p>\n

The last three days alone were especially dire, with some 2 000 new infection cases, and 30 deaths recorded daily.<\/p>\n

Clearly, our Nation is in the grip of an OMICRON VARIANT-induced FOURTH WAVE, whose curve we continue to struggle to flatten before the curve begins to tend down.<\/p>\n

In view of this gloomy picture, the Government has decided on the following measures which take immediate effect:<\/p>\n

With strict adherence to these measures and precautions, our Nation should be able to ride through this Fourth Wave so we all return to, and resume, our normal, productive lives that we all yearn for. The call is to us all, the responsibility a shared, national one.<\/p>\n

I wish you a happy but careful crossover into the New Year which must deliver better health prospects for us all.<\/p>\n

Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2022 Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

I thank you.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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