ZAMBIA has recorded three cases of the OMICRON, COVID -19 variant. Health Minister, SLYVIA MASEBO announced this during the COVID -19 update in Lusaka. Ms. MASEBO explained that variant has been detected in a man of Lusaka district who is fully vaccinated and was recently on international travel, a woman of Lusaka who has NO history of travel and another man of Chibombo, who has a history of international travel and is fully vaccinated. | ZNBC Today

By Mark Ziligone Zambia has reached the 70 percent COVID-19 vaccination coverage, with over eight million people fully vaccinated. And President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA says the country's economy is still suffering from the effects of COVID-19, which the government is dealing with. Speaking at State House today in Lusaka, during the celebration of Zambia reaching the 70 percent COVID-19 vaccine coverage, President HICHILEMA said the pandemic has exposed the entire world to the vulnerabilities which a