The Covid-19 pandemic is a warning to the government that public health institutions must be maintained and resourced at all times, businessman Tafadzwa Musarara has said.

"This pandemic has taught us that at all times our health institutions must be adequately resourced," Musarara said while handing over the donation to the hospital authorities and villagers from surrounding areas.

"Let us take this pandemic seriously at all times and not wait for our relatives or colleagues to die first so that we believe it is real, let us follow all the lockdown laws and protect our families," said Musarara

"The Covid-19 pandemic has become the worst disaster since the end of World War II.

Musarara also pledged six months supply of mealie meal to the hospital through his company Drotsky.

His other company NatBake will also supply bread to the hospital for the next two months.