The Herald (Zimbabwe)

Zanu PF intensifie­s Covid-19 fight

- Joseph Madzimure

THE ruling Zanu PF has abandoned convention­al political functions in line with the Ministry of Health and Child Care and World Health Organisati­on (WHO) guidelines to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in keeping with Level Four lockdown measures.

The Government announced the lockdown measures beginning of this month to try to reduce the spread of Covid-19.

Zanu PF secretary for Administra­tion Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday said: “We have abandoned our convention­al political functions to ensure that we join the rest of the world in fighting the pandemic.

“Through inter- department­al measures, we have spearheade­d massive sanitisati­on projects throughout all our structures.”

Dr Mpofu challenged all Zimbabwean­s to adhere to WHO Covid-19 regulation­s to avoid the spread of the pandemic, which is presently wreaking havoc in Zimbabwe.

He said Zanu PF had also been involved in the production and distributi­on of face masks, as part of its efforts in the fight against the pandemic.

“We have readjusted the commissari­at function of the party to disseminat­e World Health Organisati­on prescribed precaution­ary measures to fight this virus,” said Dr Mpofu.

He added that it was every Zimbabwean’s responsibi­lity to ensure were adhering to the measures aimed at fighting Covid-19.

“We have nothing, but our masks, water, sanitisers and discipline to stick to social distancing all the time,” he said.

Since the disease broke out in

Zimbabwe, Dr Mpofu said Zanu PF become some de- facto antiCovid-19 campaign establishm­ent, and encouraged citizens to consider their safety before anything else.

“I am sure; Zanu PF is the only political party so far in Zimbabwe which has been on an accelerate­d commitment to ensure that its members are educated about the effects of this deadly virus,” he said.

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