Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday banned worshipers unvaccinated against Covid-19 from attending church services, the latest in a series of measures to boost the vaccination campaign.
The southern African country already made the vaccine compulsory for civil servants and teachers in September.
It is also necessary to be able to sell in the markets, to play sports indoors, to go to the restaurant and to pass university exams.
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It is also necessary to be able to sell in the markets, to play sports indoors, to go to the restaurant and to pass university exams.
"Regarding the churches, the council of ministers has decided that only the vaccinated faithful will be able to go there
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said the council after meeting.
Zimbabwe's poorly stocked vaccination centers are struggling to meet demand, driven by restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
The country has so far relied on vaccines produced in China, India and Russia, but it recently urgently approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Just over 2.8 million of the 15 million Zimbabweans have so far received a first dose of the vaccine. Zimbabwe has recorded more than 126,300 cases of coronavirus and at least 4,543 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions against compulsory vaccination of workers.