Zimbabwe has managed to vaccinate at least two million (2m) people against COVID-19 despite the shortage of medical equipment and funds and has settled for the third position out of the 54 countries in Africa, this was said by Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Constantino Chiwenga in a speech read by his Deputy, Dr. John Mangwiro during the World Health Organisation (WHO)Seventy-First Regional Committee for Africa which is being held virtually.

Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa in a post-Cabinet media briefing on Wednesday announced that there was a reduction in COVID-19 cases in the country and notable decrease was recorded in Manicaland, Harare, Mashonaland East and Bulawayo Provinces.