Tougher rules include curfew, no gatherings

HARARE, Zimbabwe — In response to rising COVID-19 numbers, Zimbabwe has reintroduced a night curfew, banned public gatherings, and indefinitely suspended the opening of schools.

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga announced the new measures, saying that Zimbabwe recorded 1,342 cases and 29 deaths in the past week, the highest number recorded so far.

Tafadzwa Ufumeli / Getty Images A boy sanitizes the hands of a child receiving porridge Thursday in Harare, Zimbabwe. A woman who serves meals from her kitchen says the number of people needing food has doubled.