Zimbabwe has tightened restrictions in the country for another two weeks amid rising coronavirus cases.

Under the new measures, government activities are to be scaled down to 30% except for essential services.

Hotels and lodges have been asked to provide room service to prevent guests from congregating in restaurants.

Businesses that close down during the festive season have been urged to do it earlier – on 22 December.

Zimbabwe is experiencing the fourth wave of infections after it detected the presence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the country.

The variant has been spreading fast in the country, with the health ministry announcing record daily cases and the highest test positivity rate.

The country recorded 5,678 new cases on Tuesday bringing the total to 177,690 confirmed cases, including 130,279 recoveries and 4,745 deaths.