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Government has approved the reopening of Victoria Falls and Kazungula border posts for fully vaccinated tourists in a move aimed at reviving the tourism sector, which has been affected by Covid 19 since last year.
Speaking during a post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the decision to reopen Victoria Falls was in response to the call by tourism players to allow normal activity to resume under strict health protocols.
“Cabinet acceded to a request by the tourism industry to open the Victoria Falls and Kazungula border posts to tourists who are fully vaccinated. This is in view of the realisation that over 60 percent of the population in Victoria Falls has been vaccinated,” she said.
Although domestic tourism had partially kept the industry going, it has been unable to ensure profitability, under a situation where intercity travel is banned and land borders closed.
Despite activities in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe remains under Level 4 lockdown to slow down the surge in new Covid-19 cases.
Meanwhile Zimbabwe is expecting 1,5 million more Sinovac vaccine doses from China on Friday to augment the national vaccination roll-out.
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