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Foreign Minister Dies From COVID-19

January 21 2021

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s foreign minister has died after contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), reports BBC News.

Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo died on Wednesday while receiving care at a local hospital, the foreign ministry said.

Moyo was known for announcing the 2017 coup that ousted former President Robert Mugabe.

He is the second Zimbabwean minister to die from COVID-19. Agriculture Minister Perrance Shiri passed away from the virus in July 2020.

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