14 Zika virus cases reported in Kerala, Centre sends team to monitor situation Sneha Mordani 14 Zika virus cases reported in Kerala, Centre sends team to monitor situation
Battling the second wave of Covid-19, Kerala now has an additional worry as the state reports 14 cases of Zika virus. Joint Health Secretary Lav Agarwal on Friday said that the union health ministry is closely monitoring the situation in Kerala and has sent a six-member team to support the state government.
At a press briefing of the health ministry on Friday, Lav Agarwal said, Some Zika cases have been reported from Kerala. To monitor the situation and to support the state government, a six-member team comprising public health experts, vector-borne disease experts and clinicians from AIIMS has already been issued instructions to reach there and support the state government in terms of management of Zika there.
Chimonyo a national hero
Columbus Mabika–Herald Reporter
President Mnangagwa yesterday described the late Lt Gen Chimonyo, who was declared a national hero, as a loyal and dedicated servant of Zimbabwe.
Announcing the hero status, the President, who was accompanied by his deputy Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and other senior Government officials, said it is befitting that the General who contributed immensely to the independence of Zimbabwe and after be interred at the sacred national shrine where other illustrious sons and daughters of Zimbabwe are buried.
Lt Gen Chimonyo died on Thursday morning after battling cancer. He was 69.
Going down memory lane, the President recalled when he met General Chimonyo during the liberation struggle.
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Global food prices fall for the first time in 12 months
Global food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, according to a benchmark United Nations report released yesterday.
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 124.6 points in June 2021, down 2.5 percent from May, but still 33.9 percent higher than its level in the same period last year. The decline in June marked the first drop in the Index following twelve consecutive monthly increases.
The FAO Food Price Index tracks changes in the international prices of the most globally traded food commodities. The drop in June reflected declines in the prices of vegetable oils, cereals and, though more moderately, dairy products, which more than offset generally higher meat and sugar quotations.