Russia and China offer vaccines to broke Zimbabwe, says health official
Emmerson Mnangagwa to meet business leaders who have offered to finance vaccines
25 January 2021 - 18:40
Russia and China have approached Zimbabwe about supplying vaccines to tackle its escalating Covid-19 outbreak amid concern about Harare’s ability to afford the shots, with plans for meetings with business leaders who have offered to pay for them.
Authorities in the impoverished nation are scrambling to contain the accelerating spread of the coronavirus. Infections have doubled in the past few weeks and three government ministers have died in the past 10 days...
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