Zimbabwe has lifted the ban on all all border post measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 such as producing a valid Covid-19 vaccination certificate on entry by visitors with immediate effect.
In a weekly post Cabinet briefing, Information, publicity and broadcasting services minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the government lifted mandatory wearing of face masks and also the requirement for visitors to show evidence of vaccination or produce a negative PCR test.
“Cabinet has directed as follows: that vaccination activities in all provinces should continue, with support from the Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, and their teams; that the mandatory wearing of face masks be lifted as the country adopts the strategy on the long-term management of the COVID-19 pandemic,” she said.
Cabinet also directed that all border measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 be lifted with immediate effect; and that tourists should no longer be required to produce COVID-19 vaccination certificates at ports of entry or at tourist resorts around the country.
The relaxation of Covid-19 regulations by Zimbabwean authorities follow a World Health Organisation announcement that Covid-19 no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
