“There will be no gatherings this year to mark both events. His Excellency, the President will address the nation using virtual platforms,” Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said on Tuesday at a briefing.
According to her, the 2020 Heroes’ Day will be held under the theme “Remembering Our Heroes” on Aug. 10.
The 2020 Defense Forces Day will run under the theme “ZDF: Celebrating 40 years of Excellent Service to the People” on Aug. 11.
The minister added that the virtual celebrations will take place over a period of two weeks and will be broadcast by the state broadcaster ZBC.Zimbabwe has seen a spike in COVID-19 infections over the past week, which rose from 1,713 on July 20 to 2,704 as of Tuesday with 36 deaths.
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