Zimbabwe imposes 14-day quarantine to halt omicron

Covid-19 omicron variant

Zimbabwe has imposed a 14-day mandatory quarantine for all travelers entering the southern African country, including returning residents, as part of new measures aimed at preventing the spread of the new Covid-19 omicron variant.  FILE PHOTO | THOMAS FAULL | ALAMY LIVE NEWS 



Zimbabwe has imposed a 14-day mandatory quarantine for all travelers entering the southern African country, including returning residents, as part of new measures aimed at preventing the spread of the new Covid-19 omicron variant.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the new measures including revised curfew hours and business operating hours in a televised address on Tuesday night.