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Zimbabwean Clergy Wants PPEs For Presiding Over Covid-19 Burials

Family members and funeral workers in a protective gear, carry the coffin of nurse Duduzile Margaret Mbonane who died from COVID-19, during her funeral, in Thokoza east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, July 23, 2020. One of the country s nurses was buried Thursday, the latest of more than 5,000 infected health workers across South Africa. Mbonane died just a month before her retirement, her husband said. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) MEN and women of cloth have expressed their desires to be fully equipped with Personal Protective Equipment for use when presiding over Covid-19 related funerals. In an interview after an online workshop attended by various pastors from different local denominations and groups, Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary general Reverend Kenneth Mtata said during the pandemic, the clergy was also performing a national duty.

Govt starts security and health provisions in evacuation centres

Govt starts security and health provisions in evacuation centres  BY KENNETH NYANGANI/THOMAS CHIDAMBA/TINASHE KAIRIZA THE government has started to provide security and healthcare in evacuation centres in the seven districts of Manicaland, where scores of people are set to be relocated in the event that Cyclone Chalane hits the country on New Year’s eve as expected. Manicaland provincial development co-ordinator and Civil Protection Unit chairperson Edgar Seenza said there were also fears of a COVID-19 outbreak if precautionary measures were not taken. He told  NewsDay yesterday that the heavy rains that hit Chimanimani recently were a threat to the lives of many villagers who have already started moving from the district to safety.

Churches Offer Evacuation Centres As Cyclone Chalane Response

By Robert Tapfumaneyi  THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) is putting in place a number of response mechanisms to the anticipated Cyclone Chalane expected to hit the eastern parts of the country in a few days’ time. These include offering some of its mission schools as evacuation centres for those affected by the harsh weather phenomenon. “To date, a number of mission schools have been designated as evacuation centres, the ZCC has put aside a small fund on standby for food support,” ZCC secretary general, Rev Kenneth Mtata told NewZimbabwe.com Sunday. He added, “The ZCC trained pastors in psychosocial support (PSS) during Cyclone Idai disaster will now be activated to complement DSS in trauma counselling given fresh memories of traumatic Idai and Covid-19.

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