southern africa cluster covid-19 update #3 2020... · southern africa cluster nr of covid-19 cases...

The first COVID-19 case in the southern Africa clusterwas confirmed in South Africa on 5 March 2020 and the lastin Lesotho on 13 May 2020.

Red Cross National Societies have responded to theunfolding pandemic by engaging volunteers on a range ofCOVID-19 related activities, including risk communicationand community engagement (RCCE), screening, testing andtracing, livelihood support, as well as psychosocial and sexualand gender based violence (SGBV) support.

In most countries, the National Societies have been called onby governments to work with various national departments,including departments of health and disaster, to effectivelyrespond to the impact of the virus.

Ongoing community feedback across the region reflects thatmany people did not believe COVID-19 was real or wouldaffect them. Widespread lack of knowledge around COVID-19remained a big challenge.

All Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies are auxiliaries to governments, working in partnership with the Ministries of Health to reach the most vulnerable.

COVID-19 UPDATE #3: SOUTHERN AFRICA CLUSTER

Nr of COVID-19 cases per countrySouthern Africa

end June 2020

JUNE 2020

Global reach, local action

15 947 volunteers active on COVID-19 activities in southern AfricaRed Cross Movement funding for southern Africa: CHF 8.2m

includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

Total nr 165 493 cases

54% of cases in Africa

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The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on21 March 2020 in Angola. The country registered itsfirst local transmission case over a month later, on25 April 2020.

The Angolan Red Cross (Cruz Vermelha Angola,CVA) has mobilized and trained 3 673 volunteers,with the participation of nurses and doctors fromthe Ministry of Health.

Its focus has been on building a strong network ofvolunteers by mapping the location of volunteers,creating groups of volunteers in communities andhosting 'training of trainers' sessions to further upskill volunteers.

Volunteers have been conducting various COVID-19related activities in key public areas.


COVID-19 RESPONSE: ANGOLA RED CROSS (CVA)

3 673 volunteers active onCOVID-19 activities

Red Cross Movement funding to CVA: 100k CHF (60,5m kZ)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

JUNE 2020

Nr of COVID-19 cases per provinceAngola

end June 2020

346 cases 0.1% ofcases in Africa






Some provinces have started recording rising levels of hunger. Lack of PPE an ongoing challenge.

AFRICA6 986 cases482 deaths

CLUSTER1 765 cases17 deaths

Volunteers continue to receive trainingfrom Ministry of Health; 1 000 volunteerswere trained and informed on COVID-19

Behaviour change campaign was carriedout in public places, including marketswith the help of police

Angola Red Cross (CVA) Activities

Food continued to be distributed toserve the most vulnerable people

20 March 2020All Angolan borders closed for 15days.21 March 2020First 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

27 March 2020State of Emergency declared.

29 March 2020First 2 deaths recorded.

26 May A State of Calamity replaces the Stateof Emergency.

Essential services for the production andtransportation of food, basic goods andmedical supplies will remain open.

ANGOLA346 108 19

GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

TIMELINE

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400

JUNE 2020

* cases * recovered * deaths

'Restoring Family Links' services wereprovided for migrants, includingrefugees in camps, returnees atisolation centres and those at COVID-19shelters. 1 680 free phone calls wereprovided to refugees at Lovua RefugeeSettlement.

25 June Government extends the State ofCalamity to 10 July nationwide

385 lectures were held in informalmarkets in some provinces

Flyers and leaflets were distributed

5 July 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 positive cases almost doubledin Botswana in June, increasing from 42 to 89. Forty-nine ofthe cases were transferred out of the country, as themajority were foreign nationals in transit. Although theeconomy has fully opened, prevention regulations are still inplace but more relaxed. Movement across the country'sdemarcated zones is still regulated.

In mid-June, extreme social distancing was enforced ingreater Gaborone, as a dramatic increase in the number ofinfected people was expected.

The Minister of Health and Wellness declared COVID-19 anotifiable disease, requiring every health facility to notify theministry of every case, or suspected case, in the facility.

The ministry scaled up contact tracing and has engagedBotswana Red Cross volunteers to augment the ministry’sCOVID-19 preparedness and response.


JUNE 2020


COVID-19 RESPONSE: BOTSWANA RED CROSS SOCIETY

Red Cross Movement funding to BRCS: 504k CHF (6.2m BWP)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

4 272 volunteers activated on COVID-19 activities

Nr of COVID-19 cases per district

Botswanaend June 2020






1 350 stores supported to comply withCOVID-19 return to work regulations

distributed 147 hygienepackages to vulnerablecommunities

Botswana Red Cross Society partnered with EU/ECHO and IFRC to donate Personal Protective Equipment worth 110 000 CHF (1.4 million BWP) to the government's COVID-19 relief fund for use by frontline health workers.

154 volunteers have been trained byMinistry of Health and Wellness oncontact tracing across the country

Botswana Red Cross Activities

24 March 2020Government of Botswana closes allborders

29 March 2020First 3 confirmed cases of COVID-19

02 April 2020State of Emergency and extreme socialdistancing declared for 28 days

01 May 2020Relaxation of extreme social distancingconditions announced. Movement stillregulated. 25% of employees return to work,some sectors open

BOTSWANA27729 1

TIMELINE

15 May 2020Phase III of gradual relaxing of distancingrules.

31 May 2020Community testing begins

GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400

12 June 2020Government imposes localised lockdownin greater Gaborone

15 June 2020Travel and tourism sectors open,restaurants and hotels to open 1 July

93 volunteers conducted RiskCommunication and CommunityEngagement (RCCE) activities

93 volunteers conducted RCCEactivities (on handwashing, coughingetiquette and social distancing)

JUNE 2020

05 July 2020* cases * recovered * deaths

Volunteers deployed to the NationalTesting lab for data entry and to theDistrict Health Management Teams forsupportVolunteers were engaged in public areas toenforce compliance to protectionmeasures in schools, clinics, malls &kgotlasSecretary General appointed by thePresident to sit on the Presidential TaskForce Team

Manzini continues to be the region worst hit byCOVID-19, followed by the Hhohho, Lubombo andShiselweni regions.

BERCS volunteers countrywide have continued to supportthe government in its efforts to mitigate the furtherspread of the virus. They are viewed as playing a criticalrole in providing prevention messages to ruralcommunities where people sometimes do not have easyaccess to information via radio, tv and print.

BERCS this month deployed volunteers to conduct a gate-to-gate behaviour change campaign. Prior to its start, theNational Society met with community leaders in all 26constituencies. These meetings introduced the trainedvolunteers to the chiefdoms before the campaign began,resulting in support from community leaders for thevolunteers as they moved from homestead to homesteadin the targeted communities..


Red Cross Movement funding to BERCS: 594.7k CHF (10.8m SZL)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding


COVID-19 RESPONSE: BAPHALALI ESWATINI RED CROSS (BERCS)

317 volunteers active on COVID-19 activities

Nr of COVID-19 cases per region

Eswatiniend June 2020

JUNE 2020

283 cases 0.31% of

cases in Africa






Produced RCCE messages for 4 radiochannels and Eswatini TV. Each stationran 30 spots in the morning and 30 inthe evening. Numbers reached: 900 000Siswati & 750 00 English listeners; Voiceof the Church (700 000 Siswati & 450 000English) and Eswatini TV (350 000Siswati) Eswatini DStv (100,000)

317 volunteers were trained on informationdissemination and awareness raisingactivities

122 704 people were reached in 5 divisionswithin Eswatini's four regions with RCCEactivities

At community level, BERCS continued to collaborate with community leaders, including the ConstituencyCouncil and the Inner Council in the chiefdoms. The community leaders were very instrumental in informingtheir communities about the project.

Eswatini Red Cross Activities16 April 2020The country records its first COVID-19related death

8 May 2020Government begins phased lifting ofrestrictive measures, allowing limitedeconomic activity; travel restrictions remain

ESWATINI988547 13

26 May 2020Due to an increase in the number of newcases of COVID-19, the governmentextends the lockdown by one month, until19 June 2020

Produced and translated range of IECmaterials: 500 A2 posters in Siswati,250 posters in English, 1500 A5 flyers inSiswati and 1000 of the same flyers inEnglish

Provided 20 x 5000 litre water tanks instrategice locations for handwashing inwater-scarce settings

31 March 2020Government announces anindefinite State of Emergency

GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400

TIMELINE

14 March 2020First confirmed case ofCOVID-19

* cases * recovered * deaths02 April 2020Partial lockdown begins

JUNE 2020

5 July 2020


Lesotho confirmed its first case of COVID-19on 13 May 2020, the last African country to do so.

The Lesotho Red Cross has continued screening atpoints of entry. Travellers who possibly bypass thesystem are identified with the help of nearbycommunities and followed up by District HealthMonitoring Teams. They are sent to governmentoperated quarantine centres or put under homequarantine. Contacts are identified, screened,tested and put on quarantine if tested positive.

Districts were also advised on the maintenance ofinfection prevention and control measures atgovernment quarantine facilities, as travellers wereovercrowded in some facilities and were found tobe visiting one another.


2 000 volunteers active in Lesotho Red Cross Society

COVID-19 RESPONSE: LESOTHO RED CROSS (LRCS)

Red Cross Movement funding for LRCS: 430.5k CHF (7.8m LSL)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

Nr of COVID-19 cases per districtLesothoend June 2020

JUNE 2020






282 tippy taps have been constructed inpublic places and 12 737 people reachedwith hygiene messages around proper handwashing

A feeding programme wasestablished to support homelesspeople in Leribe, Maseru andQuthing. 181 homeless people,including children and adults havebeen supported

Lesotho Red Cross Activities

Social distancing campaigns were held in10 divisions, reaching 17 737 people withsafe distancing and hygiene promotionmessages in more than 20 supermarkets

LESOTHO7911 0

5 May 2020Government partially liftslockdown as no cases reported

13 May 2020First COVID-19 case confirmed in Lesotho.As of May 13: 295 negative resultsconfirmed & 301 test results still pending

June 2020No lockdown. NECC regulates workinghours from 8 am to 4 pm, liquor storesare open only twice a week, peoplemay not enter supermarkets and otherpublic places without a mask The Lesotho Red Cross Society's plays an active role in the National Emergency Command Centre

at both national and district level. As a result the National Society is known for its services as thefirst responder.

GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400

Volunteers participated in contacttracing and COVID 19 screening inhot spots (borders/points of entry)with the support of the Ministry ofHealth

TIMELINE

18 March 2020Government declares aState of Emergency

31 March 2020Government declareslockdown

26 May 2020Second COVID-19 case isconfirmed in Lesotho

JUNE 2020

* cases * recovered * deaths 5 July 2020

20 & 21 May 2020New Prime Minister and HealthMinister sworn in

Malawi continues to register new COVID-19cases but with no new recoveries, and no new deaths.

The average age of the cases is 33.4 years, theyoungest case is aged 1 month, the oldest is 78 yearsand 70% are male.

By the second last week in June, the country hadconducted 12,950 COVID-19 tests in 37 COVID-19testing sites.

There has been an increase in clusters of COVID-19identified through contact tracing within workplaces inMalawi, showing a potential high level of localtransmission within these institutions.

MRCS is implementing COVID-19 response operationin 19 out of 28 districts in Malawi.


1 084 volunteers active onCOVID-19 activities

Red Cross Movement funding to MRCS: 1.4m CHF (1.1bn MKW)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

COVID-19 RESPONSE: MALAWI RED CROSS SOCIETY (MRCS) JUNE 2020

Nr of COVID-19 cases per district

Malawiend June 2020

1 342 cases 0.4% of cases

in Africa






540,716 people were reached with PGI(protection, gender & inclusion) messagesduring targeted handwashing campaigns

29,030 people have been screened at Pointsof Entry in Karonga, Mwanza and Mchinji

Reached 540 716 people in 98321 households with COVID-19 preventionmessages

Malawi Red Cross Activities

MALAWI1 613317 17

TIMELINE

20 March 2020Government declares a Stateof Disaster

02 April 2020Government announces first 3confirmed cases of COVID-19

14 April 2020 Malawi's president announces a 21-day lockdown starting 18 April

Reached over 3,048,141 people acrossMalawi through local media incl radio,van publicities, megaphones atstrategic handwashing points in busyspaces like bus terminals, markets,hospitals, prisons, fish markets and bigshops

During mass political rallies that took place in the run-up to the presidential elections on 23 June,almost no COVID-19 precautions were adhered to by potential voters.

08 April 2020Government announces moreprevention measures and astimulus package

01 April 2020Restrictions on public transport &suspension of all international travel

17 April 2020Malawi High Court bars government fromimplementing 21-day lockdown followingpetition by a human rights group

5 July 2020

JUNE 2020


GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400

127,983 people reached with handwashingsupport in 84 crowded places (markets, bigshops, banks, roadblocks & mobile markets)

Provided 942 free phone calls toMalawi returnees from SA andelsewhere at Lilongwe receptionpoints & offered free calls and Wi-Fiaccess to refugees & asylum seekersat Dzaleka Refugee Camp

23 June 2020Presidential elections are held


Since Mozambique confirmed its first COVID-19 caseon 22 March, CVM has focused on three main areas ofattention: health technical support, RCCE and psychosocialsupport in all 11 provinces of the country.

The CVM has trained 1 400 volunteers and communitymembers who actively play a crucial role in disseminatinginformation on COVID-19 prevention and control measuresin the country's most remote communities.

In close partnership with the Ministry of Health and otherpartners, the Red Cross of Mozambique has beenintensifying its advocacy work in promoting health andhygiene in public spaces, systematically collecting rumoursto produce its national report of community feedbacks andtraining public agents to respond to psychological first aidand SGBV in the context of COVID-19.

5 700 volunteers active on variousoperations across the country

COVID-19 RESPONSE: MOZAMBIQUE RED CROSS SOCIETY (CVM)

Red Cross Movement funding to CVM: 641.7k CHF (49.9m MZN)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

JUNE 2020

Nr of COVID-19 cases per provinceMozambiqueend June 2020

903 cases 0.3% of cases

in Africa






Trained 1 6880 volunteers in 8 provinces

Created 4 479 handwashing points acrossthe country

Published 11 000 folding IEC leafletsand 10 000 IEC leaflets

Distributed protective materials forworkers (gloves, masks, gel/alcohol)

Delivery of personal hygiene kits to 23Cabo Delgado provincial prisonsreaching 2 062 detainees

Conducted 842 psycho-social sessionsacross the country

28 038 community awareness-raisingsessions conducted across the country

Distributed essential items (kitchen sets,tarpaulins, blankets, hygiene materials etc) toover 1 600 families (8 000 individuals) forced toflee armed violence in Cabo Delgado

Mozambique Red Cross Activities

MOZAMBIQUE987256 8

01 April 2020Government announces acontinuation of the Level-3State of Emergency

01 April 2020State of Emergency beginsfor 30 days

TIMELINE22 March 2020First confirmed case ofCOVID-19

As local transmission intensifies, CVM has increased its preparedness to respond to a potential national emergencyscenario while the country experiences other fragile contexts such as food insecurity, epidemics of other diseases andarmed conflicts in the northern region.

Rehabilitated and constructed 2 Covid-19 treatment centres (wards &sanitation facilities) for 200 patients;donated beds, hygiene & cleaning itemsfor the centres

5 July 2020

JUNE 2020


GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400

28 May 2020Government extends theState of Emergency enactedon 01 April for another 30days until until 30 June

29 June 2020Government extends theState of Emergency enactedfor a third time for 30 days


After Namibia confirmed its first case ofCOVID-19 on 14 March, the NRCS activatedresponse teams across the regions to supportgovernment efforts to stop the spread of the virus.

Currently the activities being carried out in theregions include public awareness-raising, hygienepromotion, risk communication and communityengagement (RCCE), media relations, provision offood baskets to vulnerable people and thedistribution of IEC materials in strategic areas.

The identified areas targeted with riskcommunication include informal settlements (doorto door), markets and border posts. Schools,churches, terminals and taxi ranks are still closedso are not yet targeted.

285 cases 0.09% of cases

in Africa

COVID-19 RESPONSE: NAMIBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY (NRCS)


Red Cross Movement funding to NRCS: 521.8k CHF (9.5m NAD)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

JUNE 2020

Nr of COVID-19 cases per region - Namibia end June 2020






Volunteers conducted communityengagement sessions aroundpersonal hygiene, wearing anddisposing of masks, social distancing,signs and symptoms of the virus

Volunteers provided tents as sheltersfor homeless people and distributedsanitizers, masks, tippy taps & waterstorage containers.

210 volunteers trained with the help ofNamibia's Ministry of Health. 100 volunteersdeployed to Khomas region, as theepicentre, the rest in 9 of the 14 regions

Volunteers assisted officials withcollecting information on thoseentering Namibia

Volunteers provided health education incommunities, with a focus on WASH(constructing tippy taps, demonstratinghandwashing)

Namibia Red Cross Activities

NAMIBIA41225 0

5 April - 21 May 2020No new cases recorded and thetotal remains at 16 confirmedcases

5 MayNamibia moves into stage 2 on 5May 2020. Walvis Bay moves back tostage 1 on 28 May for eight daysbecause of local outbreak. The restof the country is to enter stage 3 on2 June 2020.

TIMELINE

14 March 2020First confirmed case ofCOVID-19

17 March 2020Government declares a Stateof Emergency

27 March 2020Partial lockdown begins

80% of Namibia Red Cross volunteers are women.

5 July 2020

JUNE 2020


GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400


The number of COVID-19 cases dramaticallyincreased in June 2020 as the country eased lockdownrestrictions to level 3, tripling from 34 357 cases to 151209 cases in a month.

The National Society is still actively involved in theCOVID-19 response, working closely with governmentthrough the Ministry of Health, Department of SocialServices and Department of Basic Education.

As the economy has opened up, SARCS has intensifiedRisk Communication & Community Engagementactivities and upscaled its efforts to support theDepartment of Health on contact tracing, screeningand testing. It is downscaling its food provision activitiesas people are returning to work but will continuemonitoring where there is a need for foodinterventions.

2 110 volunteers active on C0VID-19 activities

159 333 cases 52.4% of cases

in Africa

COVID-19 RESPONSE: SOUTH AFRICAN RED CROSS SOCIETY

Red Cross Movement funding to SARCS: 1.9m CHF (34.4m ZAR)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

JUNE 2020

Nr of COVID-19 cases per provinceSouth Africaend June 2020






Reached 568 127 people with behaviourchange messages emphasising hygiencepromotion, social distancing and otherprecautionary measures

Reached 46 958 800 viewers and listenersthrough radio interviews, articles, pressstatements and tv coverage with COVID-19 messages

Reached 270 475 people with hotmeals, incl the homeless, orphansand vulnerable children, disabledand elderly and migrants

Reached.474 487 people throughscreening, 36 721 through contacttracing and 7 068 through testingactivities

SARCS is also supporting the DoH at call centres in three provinces, with data capturing, online screening and referrals.

Distributed 260 195 flyers and 2 283posters with behaviour change messages

South African Red Cross Activities

15 March 2020Government declares a State of Disaster.

19 March 2020First case of community transmission.

SA196 75093 315 3 199

05 March 2020First confirmed case of COVID-19.

27 March 2020Lockdown begins for 21 days.

TIMELINE

5 July 2020

JUNE 2020


Provided 1 112 free phone calls under theRestoring Family Links programme at twoCOVID-19 shelters hosting migrants andSA nationals who could not afford tomaintain contact with families due tolockdown

9 AprilPresident announces South Africa’s 21day lockdown will be extended by afurther 2 weeks

1 MaySouth Africa enters Stage 4 of its nationallockdown

31 MaySouth Africa enters stage 3 of its nationallockdown

GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400

8 JuneGrades 7 and 12 return to school as part ofthe first phase of the reopening of schools


Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on 18March 2020, ZRCS has joined the government and otheractors in responding to the health emergency.

To align with the Ministry of Health's (MoH) responseplan, the National Society has been part of thecoordination meetings organised by the MoH andDisaster Mitigation and Management Unit (DMMU).

Initially, the response concentrated on awareness-raising activities and community engagement aroundthe country with most activities centred on Lusaka andthe Copperbelt provinces, the epicentres ofthe pandemic. The pandemic has now spread to threeother provinces - Central, North-Western and Muchingaprovinces.

ZRCS is therefore scaling up response efforts to cover18 districts from the initial 13 priority ones as well asbeefing up staff numbers to support this increase.

COVID-19 RESPONSE: ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY

418 volunteers are on standbyfor COVID-19 activities

Red Cross Movement NS funding: 623.4k CHF (11.9m ZKW)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

JUNE 2020

Nr of COVID-19 cases per provinceZambiaend June 2020

1 632 cases0.54%

of cases inAfrica






Ongoing behaviour change messagedissemination on COVID-19 in 13 prioritydistricts. Messages shared through mobilepublic address systems (safe communitymobilisation) in collaboration with MoH andthe Zambia News and Information Services

26 volunteers in 13 priority districts havebeen trained as Trainers of Trainers onCOVID-19 and community mobilization. Nrwill increase to 360 with increased funding

Zambia Red Cross Activities

ZAMBIA1 632779 7

TIMELINE

Support to the MoH in quarantinecentres with handwashing stations.(Talks ongoing to support MoH incontact tracing, surveillance &screening)

18 March 2020First 2 confirmed cases ofCOVID-19

26 March 2020Government introduces extensivemeasures to prevent spread of COVID-19

To cater for the hearing impaired, Zambia Red Cross National Society has developed Information Education andCommunication material in sign language in keeping with the Red Cross principle of inclusion.

13 April 2020Government opens a tv channel for theprovision of education during the closureof schools and promises more on radio

13 March 2020Government declarespartial lockdown

Information using the Public AddressSystem disseminated to 2 536 374people in outlying districts and to 1 662705 people in the capital Lusaka.

5 JULY 2020

JUNE 2020


Made 551 calls and 203 wifi connectionsunder the Restoring Family Links pgmme

GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400


Zimbabwe experienced a record spike inCOVID-19 cases in June 2020. New confirmedcases included a significant proportion of localtransmissions, a potential concern given the morerelaxed restriction measures.

Many work places have reopened, includingseveral informal sector operations andrestaurants.

Preparations continue for the phased reopeningof schools on 28 July with 80% of schools havingbeen reportedly disinfected.

Meanwhile public wearing of masks and 21 dayquarantine of returnees and visitors to Zimbabweremains mandatory.

COVID-19 RESPONSE: ZIMBABWE RED CROSS SOCIETY (ZRCS)

Red Cross Movement funding to ZRCS: 1.45m CHF (574.3m ZWD)includes IFRC, ICRC & PNS funding

JUNE 2020


Nr of COVID-19 cases per provinceZimbabweend June 2020







1 020 people were screend at the ZimbabweRed Cross clinic in Harare. Testing by ZRCS isto start on 18 July.

14 staff members have completed intensivetraining at the National Reference laboratoryto do PCR testing

6 risk communication sessions held on 8radio and tv stations (Star FM (multicastingon Diamond and Nyaminyami FM), HevoiFM, Midlands FM, Radio Zimbabwe, NationalFM and ZBC TV)

Zimbabwe Red Cross Activities

ZRCS distribution teams during hygiene pack distribution in homes for the elderly observed that many of theinstitutions are very poorly resourced, are in deplorable, extreme states of neglect and completely excludedfrom mainstream COVID-19 response interventions.

ZIMBABWE716181 8

01 May 2020Government announces extendedbut downgraded Level 2 lockdown

17 May 2020Lockdown extended indefinitely

Provided homes for the elderly with20l handwashing buckets with taps,2ltr hand sanitizers and 1ltrhandwashing liquid

GLOBAL11 561 484 6 531 226 536 567

CLUSTER200 55596 137 3 295

AFRICA479 845230 016 11 400

June 2020Government relaxes COVID-19restriction measures and approves reopening ofsafari operations for local hunters and forrestaurants to serve sit-in meals at 50% theircapacity

11 June 2020Churches allowed to reopen

12 June 2020Informal sector resumes operations

29 June 2020School exams start

17 March 2020Government declares aState of Disaster

20 March 2020First confirmed caseof COVID-19

30 March 2020Lockdown begins for21 days

TIMELINE

Provided 1 680 free telephone callservices and WiFi access to returneesfrom various countries at the Beitbridgeisolation centre, the Plumtree isolationcentre and at the Tongogara Refugeecamp

Pitched 5 tents for the ZRCS runschool to ensure social distancing

5 July 2020

JUNE 2020


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