Giving an update on the current national lockdown which started on 30 March but was eased on 4 May, Mnangagwa said “we must be vigilant. We must not rest. The virus is still with us. It has neither disappeared nor been destroyed. It has neither vanished nor been vanquished.”
Coronavirus has so far affected 332 people, four have died and 51 have recovered.
He announced four adjustments to the current lockdown which are:
Mnangagwa said as people returned to work it was time refocus, recalibrate and revamp.
“Let us recall that Zimbabwe was in the midst of deep and broad reforms. We were reforming distortions which have bedevilled our economy for decades. We were reforming the old, creating the new, and building stronger foundations for a more prosperous Zimbabwe,” he said.
“We began to reform our economic landscape as well as our political space and media space; by removing antiquated laws and opening up new channels for dialogue and debate.
“Unfortunately, just as Zimbabwe was opening up both internally and externally, we were forced, like much of the world, to close. To close our societies, to close our markets, to close our borders.”
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