为应对新冠病毒的传播，津巴布韦延迟了本应于3月18日举行的40周年独立纪念庆祝活动，其他一些公共集会及国际体育赛事也被推迟。同时津巴布韦总统南加古瓦宣布新冠病毒是“国家灾难”。
Zimbabwe has
postponed1 its 40th independence anniversary celebrations scheduled for April 18, as well as other public
gatherings2 and international sporting events as part of efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
In an update to the nation Tuesday, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared COVID-19 a national disaster, saying the country had
escalated4 its national response to the virus after neighboring countries in the region had reported cases.
Zimbabwe has so far not recorded any confirmed case of COVID-19.
The country's
premier5 trade showcase, the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, national independence celebrations and
pending6 international sporting
fixtures7 had been postponed until the threat of
corona3 virus
recedes8, Mnangagwa said.
The independence celebrations were due to be held in the second largest city of Bulawayo, the first time since independence from Britain 1980 for the event to be held outside the capital Harare.
Government also suspended gatherings of more than 100 people, including those for purposes of worship and weddings for the next 60 days after which the suspension will be reviewed.
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