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New-born babies ‘dying like flies’ during Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 lockdown

SINCE the outbreak of COVID-19, Zimbabwe is reporting increasing cases of stillbirths. Official statistics have counted 97 stillbirths in the main hospital in Harare in five months, mostly due to lack of urgent medical attention as health workers are hesitant to attend to patients, without protective gear. Recently, 29-year old Petina Ngwenya gave birth to a dead baby, after she…