What is COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe?
{{Infobox pandemic | name = COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe | map1 = | legend1 = | map2 = | legend2 = | map3 = | legend3 = | disease = [[COVID-19]] | virus_strain = [[SARS-CoV-2]] | location = [[Zimbabwe]] | first_case = [[Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe|Victoria Falls]] | arrival_date = 20 March 2020<br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=3|day1=20|year1=2020|month2=|day2=|year2=}}) | origin = | recovery_cases = 1,238 <small>(as of 4 August)</small> | deaths = 81 <small>(as of 4 August)</small> | confirmed_cases = 4,221 <small>(as of 4 August)</small><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html | title=Coronavirus World Map: Tracking the Global Outbreak | newspaper=The New York Times | date=28 January 2020 }}</ref> | suspected_cases = | total_ili = | website = }} The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] was confirmed to have reached [[Zimbabwe]] in March 2020. As of 4 August, there are 4,221 confirmed cases, 81 deaths, and 1,238 recoveries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zimbabwe |url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/zimbabwe/ |website=www.worldometers.info |access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> ==Weakness== Some of Zimbabwe's provinces, especially [[Manicaland]], [[Masvingo]] and [[Mashonaland East]], also struggled with a [[malaria]] outbreak at the same time. Though malaria is treatable, the healthcare system faces drug shortages and increase strain with the spread of [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/21/zimbabwe-faces-malaria-outbreak-as-it-locks-down-to-counter-coronavirus |title=Zimbabwe faces malaria outbreak as it locks down to counter coronavirus |date=April 21, 2020 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> ==Cases== On 21 March Zimbabwe reported its first [[COVID-19]] case: a male resident of [[Victoria Falls]] who traveled back from the UK via South Africa on 15 March.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/20/coronavirus-live-updates-outbreak-deaths-italy-uk-us-australia-europe-vacc