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2021-10-18

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Zimbabwe bans unvaccinated civil servants from working in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Unvaccinated civil servants ‘fired’ - NewsDay Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe bans unvaccinated civil servants from work in effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
2021-10-19 03:06:21 (First version)
Zimbabwe bans unvaccinated civil servants from working in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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