Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Tests Positive to Coronavirus
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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa Tests Positive to Coronavirus

Zimbabwe’s President Emerson Mnangagwa has caught coronavirus – and may have spread it around the new site where China’s Shanghai Construction Group is erecting US$140 million parliamentary complex on top of a hill outside capital, Harare

Mnangagwa took pictures of himself with Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi who has since has gone into self-quarantine after a visit to neighbouring Namibia, which has eight coronavirus cases, while attending the inauguration of the new president there last week .

Mnangagwa then came down with the virus on Sunday when he started sweating while watching TV at his state residence in Harare. This was after he had a tour of the complex with VP Chiwenga and his Chinese counterparts the previous day.

A highly placed source last night revealed to theZimbabwenewslive.com the president was vomiting, complained of chest pains and high temperature after having his meal. Private doctors accompanied by health Minister Obaidah Moyo where immediately called by his family. His doctors came in around 10 pm and after an hour he was driven by ambulance accompanied by the presidential guard to Manyame Airbase where there is a VIP facility. At the recommendations of Minister Moyo he was tested for coronavirus. He is treated by private doctors, military and Chinese doctors deployed by the embassy.

Mnangagwa has underlying conditions with his nearly fatal ice cream poisoning in 2017. The source said it was a recurrence of his past medical problems.

Previous government advice warned people to self-isolate for 21 days if they had been in contact with someone known to have the virus and the late Journalist Zororo Makamba had been to his offices recently.

A source said: “After Mnangagwa was diagnosed, instead of self-isolating he went over to others sites addressing party structures.

“Instead of doing the sensible thing he has potentially passed it on to all the Chinese working over there, as well as a number of civil servants and officials he’s been in touch with.

George Charamba, Deputy Chief Secy responsible for Presidential Communications added: “There are quite a few people in Munhumutapa and Zanu PF HQ who have got it now.”

Mthuli Ncube, Finance Minister is understood he has mild symptoms and is recovering at home after recently returned from Europe and meeting with Makamba.

Mr Ndavaningi Nick‘ Mangwana who is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services declined to comment but said he would seeking verification from president’s family.

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