"[The] Cabinet acceded to a request by the tourism industry to open the Victoria Falls and Kazungula Border posts to tourists who are fully vaccinated. This is in view of the realization that over 60% of the population in Victoria Falls has been vaccinated. The lockdown measures, however, are being enforced throughout the country in order to curtail a surge under the third wave of COVID-19," Mutsvangwa said. Godfrey Koti, spokesman for the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, says the pandemic had brought the tourism industry worldwide to its knees. He says it is time for Zimbabwe to begin the long climb back with the opening up of Victoria Falls, within the confines and guidelines of the COVID-19 pandemic. "And from a regional perspective, the tourism traffic will grow and this will send a very strong message to our source markets. This is a definite way of showing, of a benefit being shown from [the] governments drive of vaccinating the entire city of Victoria Falls and subsequently Victoria Falls reaching herd immunity. So, we are very excited to see this happening and it can only show that we are definitely moving in the right direction," Koti said. About 1.5 million Zimbabweans out of a population of 14 million have received their first vaccination shot, and nearly 695,000 have received their second inoculation.
[Inama y'Abaminisitiri yemeye icyifuzo cy’inganda z’ubukerarugendo gukingura iimiryango kuri Victoria kuri buri mukerarugendo wakingiwe byuzuye. Ingamba zo gufunga ariko zirimo gukurikizwa mu gihugu hose hagamijwe kugabanya umuvuduko ukabije wa COVID-19, Mutsvangwa. Godfrey Koti, umuvugizi w’ikigo gishinzwe ubukerarugendo muri Zimbabwe, avuga ko iki cyorezo cyateye kwiyongera kw'inganda z’ubukerarugendo ku isi. Avuga ko igihe kigeze ngo Zimbabwe itangire kuzamuka mu ntera kuko  yafunguye Isumo rya Victoria, mu mabwiriza no mu cyerekezo cy’icyorezo cya COVID-19. "Kandi ukurikije akarere, urujya n'uruza rw'ubukerarugendo ruzagenda rwiyongera kandi ibyo bizohereza imihahiranire ku masoko yacu. Ubu ni inzira isobanutse tugaragaje, mu nyungu za  guverinoma irashaka gukingiza umujyi wose wa Isumo rya Victoria no munkengero za Victoria Falls.. Rero, twishimiye cyane kubona ibi bishobotse kandi birerekana rwose ko  tugana mu nzira nziza ", Abanya Zimbabwe bagera kuri miliyoni 1.5 ku baturage miliyoni 14 bafashe urukingo rwa mbere, naho abagera kuri 695.000 bakaba barakingiwe bwa kabiri.