Prognosis

Zimbabwe Has Seen the Worst of Covid-19 Pandemic, Treasury Says

  • Nation has inoculated 832,000 people, or 2.7% of population
  • Mineral export earnings rose 14% last year to $3.2 billion

A man receives a vaccine at a hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe. 

Photographer: Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images 

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Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube believes the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are “behind us” and the nation has better economic prospects following the roll-out of a vaccination program.