Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended a nationwide lockdown meant to control the spread of coronavirus, though the restrictions will be reviewed every two weeks.
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In a live broadcast on Saturday, Mnangagwa said the measure would remain in place "for an indefinite period", adding that "the country needs to ease out of the lockdown in a strategic and gradual manner".
The drastic restrictions have so far borne fruit as coronavirus transmission has not been widespread and numbers remain lower than the initial projections, Mnangagwa said.
Zimbabwe imposed its lockdown on 30 March and has recorded 44 confirmed coronavirus cases and four related deaths.
Mnangagwa said the World Health Organisation had classified coronavirus transmission in Zimbabwe as "sporadic", with a low number of cases and no discernible clusters.
