Chinhoyi, 23 January, 2021 / 1:33 pm (ACI Africa).
The Bishop of Zimbabwe’s Chinhoyi Diocese who is in isolation after he tested positive for COVID-19 has urged the people of God in the Southern Africa nation to strictly adhere to the coronavirus safety guidelines.
“I write to inform you that I tested positive for COVID-19 on the 15th of January and immediately went into isolation. I am recovering but now have to live with a new challenge of diabetes,” Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa says in his Wednesday, January 20 Facebook post.
Bishop Mupandasekwa shares about the impact of COVID-19 in Zimbabwean Dioceses saying, “Some of our Priests and Religious in our diocese have fallen victim to this virus as well. We have had deaths due to COVID-19 in the Diocese of Mutare, (Sr Auxillia), and the Archdiocese of Harare, (brother Kandawasvika SJ and Sr Mazorodze LCBL).”
The 50-year-old Bishop also expresses concern about more infections saying, “Perhaps in the days and months ahead more of us will become infected.”
“I do urge you to wear your masks, sanitize and keep social distance,” Bishop Mupandasekwa says in his January 20 Facebook post and adds, “For those who will fall victim to the Coronavirus, do follow the regulations and immediately self-isolate.”