Veterinary drug ivermectin, doxycycline and nanosilver have surfaced as some of the unsanctioned drugs that desperate Zimbabweans are using to treat COVID-19, but regulatory authorities have warned against their use.
By Ndatenda Njanike
THE Medical and Mental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe has warned the public over social media adverts by some unscrupulous medical practitioners claiming to be able to treat Covid-19 using Ivermectin, Doxycycline and Nano Silver.
In a statement Wednesday, the medical council dismissed claims that the drugs could be used as treatment for the deadly virus and warned practitioners to stop taking advantage of the pandemic to make profits.
“It is common widespread advertising on social media by some medical practitioners claiming to be able to treat Covid-19 using Ivermectin, Doxycycline and Nano Silver.
“Various packages have been put out in the media for prevention and treatment.
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BY LORRAINE MUROMO
Government has announced that it is in the process of crafting policies regarding the rolling out of Covid-19 vaccines to fight the spread of the coronavirus that has been wreaking havoc across the globe.
This comes at a time Britain has offered to vaccinate 20% of the country’s population against the Covid-19 pandemic, starting with the most vulnerable three million people in the country. British ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson disclosed this during a courtesy call on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga recently.
Chiwenga on Friday said government was being cautious in its vaccination policy as experts call on government to inoculate at least 10 million people so as to create a buffer of continued infection.
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In Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, the main funeral parlours and cemeteries are overrun and the city’s biggest hospital is in a shambles, while the Beitbridge border with South Africa is a mess.
Zimbabweans seeking to enter South Africa through that border have experienced lengthy delays.
The situation has been exacerbated by the production of fake Covid-19-negative test certificates. Earlier, delays were on the South African side of the border as Zimbabweans and regional truck drivers overwhelmed border officials.
“I’ve just crossed the border from Zimbabwe. On the Zimbabwean side, it took me four days and three nights to get through. The corruption [on that side] is messy. On the South African side, it took me less than a day to get through,” said Tarisai Kajai, a Zimbabwean who struggled to cross the border.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - Zimbabweans are reportedly using domestic animals medicine- ivermectin injection to vaccinate against coronavirus as use of fake drugs and