At the main bus terminus in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, travellers heading to neighbouring Zambia can be tempted by offers of counterfeit travel vaccination certificates. A thriving black market there sells a fake proof of immunization for between US$ 15–20, says Dr Integrity Mchechesi, who works with a technology firm to combat such forgery.
A drastic increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mashonaland East Province was recently observed with a major chunk of reported cases from Seke District. The cases moved from 56 to 82 in a week with 21 of the 26 new cases coming from Seke District.