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Zimbabwe reports first coronavirus death

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A 30-year-old man has become the first person to die of coronavirus in Zimbabwe, state-owned broadcaster ZBC has tweeted.

Zororo Makamba, who was a journalist, broadcaster and film-maker, was diagnosed with the virus on Saturday.

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He had visited the US late last month and had returned home via South Africa, AFP news agency reports.

(BBC)

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