HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwean authorities say the more contagious coronavirus variant that was first spotted in South Africa now accounts for 61 percent of Zimbabwe’s new cases. Public health experts say they fear the variant could overwhelm Zimbabwe's collapsed health care system. Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told reporters late Tuesday that officials would tighten lockdown enforcement because the variant had become more common. (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA)“Results of the genomic sequencing recently conducted indicated the disappearance of the type of COVID-19 virus that the nation had in 2020," Mutsvangwa said. Zimbabwe shares a border with South Africa, which authorities say helped the virus – and the variant – to spread.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2021 22:30 UTC