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style='width:686.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.05pt'><td width=916 colspan=4 rowspan=3 valign=top style='width:686.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:10.05pt'><h1 style='line-height:33.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Zimbabwe COVID19 Update</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0F1419;font-weight:normal'>COVID-19 update: As at 24 March 2021, Zimbabwe had 36 749 confirmed cases, including 34 476 recoveries and 1 516 deaths. To date, a total of 49 404 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=515 height=680 id="Picture_x0020_13" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D72162.019EB990" alt=Image></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Germany records more than 75,000 Covid-related deaths, as Easter lockdown looms<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>Germany has passed the grim milestone of 75,000 coronavirus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, data from the country's public health agency published Wednesday shows.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) coronavirus dashboard, 248 people died in a span of 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 75,212. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Germany is struggling with a surge of new coronavirus cases, RKI data shows 15,813 new infections for Wednesday, 2,378 more than a week earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Easter lockdown: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The German government has imposed tough new anti-pandemic restrictions, including a hard lockdown over the Easter holidays. Germany has also extended general lockdown measures until April 18.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the situation with state premiers in a video conference on Wednesday, a government spokesperson said..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>This comes after harsh criticism of the Easter lockdown and frustrations over the slow vaccine rollout in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A six-week decline in global Covid-19 deaths has stalled, according to the WHO<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A six-week decline in global Covid-19 deaths has stalled, while cases have continued to rise for the fourth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Tuesday, citing figures received Sunday. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>WHO data showed nearly 3.3 million new coronavirus cases globally and 60,000 additional deaths in the week leading up to March 21. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Where the cases are: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Brazil, the United States, India, France, and Italy had the highest numbers of new cases, according to the report. Regions in Europe and the Americas account for nearly 80% of all cases and deaths. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Covid variants: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>WHO has also reported a continued increase in Covid-19 variants of concern around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The report said the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the UK, the B.1.351 variant first identified in South Africa, and the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil demonstrated increased transmissibility “and a veracity to rapidly replace other circulating strains.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The B.1.1.7 variant has now been identified in 125 countries, the B.1.351 variant has been identified in 75 and the P.1 variant has been identified in 41, according to the report. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Limitations: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>WHO noted that there are limitations in the virus surveillance and sequencing capacity of some countries, and there may be differences in which virus samples are prioritized for sequencing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>“WHO continues to advocate for strengthening surveillance and sequencing capacity,” the report stated. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The report also highlighted the importance of reducing transmission in preventing increasing virus mutation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>CDC investigates cases of people who get Covid-19 after having been vaccinated<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A nurse loads a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at the Blood Bank of Alaska in Anchorage, on March 19. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Cases of people who developed Covid-19 after vaccination are "expected" and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking that data as more people get vaccinated, a CDC official told CNN on Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The official said it’s important to study and genetically sequence “breakthrough” infections amid concerns that new variants might evade the immune protection offered by vaccines. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>“We are tracking and looking at sequencing those vaccine breakthrough cases to see what are the similarities of the cases,” the CDC official told CNN.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The checks are “timely” because more people are getting vaccinated. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Current CDC guidance says that vaccination status shouldn’t affect treatment for Covid-19, but that health care providers and local health departments are encouraged to request the specimen be held and to report the case to their state health department.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>CDC will work with the state health department to collect information about the case.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>It also asks patients to report post-vaccination infections to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The Department of Health and Human Services has previously established an interagency effort to research emerging variants and monitor how they could affect vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The CDC official told CNN that the agencies are working together to analyze any variants that might be disproportionately causing infection among vaccinated people and will eventually issue guidance as data is gathered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The official underscored that vaccine trials have been designed to show protection against symptomatic disease but not necessarily asymptomatic infection and transmission. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The CDC lists a number of “variants of concern” it is monitoring for their potential to spread more easily or evade antibodies. However, none rise to the agency’s highest level, a “variant of high consequence”; this would signify that our methods to combat the variant have “significantly reduced effectiveness.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Brazil records its highest daily Covid-19 deaths, posts more than 3,000 fatalities for first time<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Brazil on Tuesday recorded 3,251 new deaths due to Covid-19 -- its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began and the first time it has posted more than 3,000 coronavirus-related deaths in a day, according to the country’s health ministry. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll now stands at 298,676, with the previous record for daily deaths coming only last week. Brazil has the second-highest total Covid-19 death toll in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Additionally, 82,493 new coronavirus cases were also reported across the country, bringing the total cases reported in Brazil to 12,130,019. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The governor of Sao Paulo state has called Jair Bolsonaro a "psychopathic leader," in a sharp rebuke over the Brazilian President's response to the coronavirus pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>"We are in one of those tragic moments in history when millions of people pay a high price for having an unprepared and psychopathic leader in charge of a nation," Joao Doria said in an interview with CNN on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><br>Hong Kong and Macao suspend BioNTech vaccine rollout due to packaging defect<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Authorities in Hong Kong and Macao have suspended the rollout of BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine citing a packaging defect found in their first batch of doses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Both governments said in statements Wednesday they had received a letter from BioNTech and its Chinese partner, Fosun Pharma, indicating an issue with the seal on individual vials in batch number 21012. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>According to government figures, as of Tuesday, 150,200 people in Hong Kong had received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine, which outside of China is partnered with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Although both Fosun and BioNTech "have not found any reason to believe that product safety is at risk," the Hong Kong government said it was suspending vaccinations involving batch 21012, and halting plans to administer a second batch pending an investigation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>"These are preventive measures to continuously ensure the safety of the vaccination program," the statement read.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Prior to halting the BioNTech rollout, Hong Kong offered residents a choice of two vaccines, BioNTech, and Chinese-produced Sinovac. Now those who wish to get vaccinated must either wait until the issue with the BioNTech doses is resolved or go with Sinovac.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Hong Kong is expected to receive doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a later date. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Vaccine hesitancy: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The BioNTech suspension will likely blunt Hong Kong's mass vaccination drive, which is already moving at a slower-than-expected pace. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that 6% of the population had taken their first shot, which she sad described as "not bad," though admitted the city could "do better." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Though an estimated 252,800 people have so far received their first dose of Sinovac, hesitancy has been an issue, with many citing a lack of public data regarding clinical trials.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thailand detention center Covid-19 cluster grows to nearly 400 cases<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>An immigration detention center in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, has reported nearly 400 Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Bang Khen immigration detention center, which receives illegal immigrants from across the country, started testing on March 11 when nine positive Covid-19 cases were reported, according to Thailand's Health Ministry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Since then, a total of 395 cases have been reported from the outbreak, the ministry added. All of the positive cases are foreign detainees and officers from the center. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thailand has reported a total of 28,277 Covid-19 cases, according to the ministry. According to Johns Hopkins University, it has reported 92 virus-related deaths.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><br>India reports highest single-day Covid-19 death toll this year as country marks anniversary of first lockdown <o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>India reported 275 deaths due to coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest number of fatalities in a single day since December 31, according to a CNN tally of figures from the Indian Ministry of Health.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The country also reported 47,262 new Covid-19 infections Wednesday, the highest single-day rise since November 12, bringing the total to 11,734,058 cases, including 160,441 deaths.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>This comes as India marks one year since the first nationwide Covid-19 lockdown was imposed in the country, forcing its 1.3 billion people indoors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>New rules: </span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In light of the "fresh surge in cases in some parts of the country," the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday announced new Covid-19 control guidelines that will be in place until the end of April.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>India has reported more than 35,000 new cases daily for seven consecutive days, according to CNN's tally of figures from the Ministry of Health. This rise follows a "sustained decline in the number of active cases, continuously for about 5 months," as per the MHA order.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Some of the measures outlined in the Tuesday order included quickly isolating positive cases and tracing contacts of Covid-positive patients within 72 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>According to the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu accounted for 81% of new cases reported over the previous 24 hours. Parts of many of these states have imposed complete or partial lockdowns and night curfews in order to contain the spread of the virus. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;box-sizing: border-box;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>India has distributed more than 50 million vaccine doses since January 16 when it began vaccinating healthcare and frontline workers, as well as those over age 60 or above 45 with comorbidities. Everyone 45 or older will be included in the rollout from April 1, according to the Ministry of Health. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=sc-gzmcbi style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt'>Astra Says 76% Efficacy; Lockdown Near Vienna: Virus Update</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Boris Johnson warned the U.K. may need <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/johnson-warns-u-k-may-need-tougher-border-measures-very-soon" target="_blank" title="Johnson Warns U.K. May Need Tougher Border Rules ‘Very Soon’"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>tougher border measures</span></a> “very soon” to prevent the arrival of Covid-19 variants from continental Europe. U.S. cases surpassed 30 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The region of eastern Austria around Vienna will go into a six-day lockdown starting April 1 to curb a rise in infections. Poland will likely decide against introducing a full lockdown when it announces stricter virus measures Thursday, a report <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QQIE99T0G1L1" target="_blank" title="Poland Will Probably Decide Against Full Lockdown: DGP"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>said</span></a>.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine was <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-25/astra-reports-lower-efficacy-for-covid-vaccine-after-criticism" target="_blank" title="Astra Reports Lower Efficacy for Covid Vaccine After Criticism"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>76% effective</span></a> in a U.S. study, a slightly downgraded estimate based on the latest data collected from a contentious clinical trial. The European Union and U.K. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/eu-and-u-k-signal-vaccine-progress-as-bloc-hardens-export-curbs" target="_blank" title="EU and U.K. Signal Vaccine Progress as Bloc Hardens Export Curbs"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>signaled a thawing</span></a> of relations over vaccine sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/" target="_blank" title="More Than 447 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/" target="_blank" title="More Than 447 Million Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=800 height=487 id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D7215E.023773F0" alt=covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution-world-vaccination-inline></span><span style='color:windowtext;border:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Pakistan Sees Highest Daily Cases in 8 Months <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Pakistan reported 3,946 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the highest one-day total in the country in eight months. The South Asian nation has decided to extend spring holidays for schools and colleges in hotspot areas, and already suspended its biggest T-20 cricket tournament.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Regions Around Vienna Impose Lockdown Over Easter <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The eastern Austrian region around Vienna will go into a six-day lockdown starting April 1 to break a wave of rising infections that’s been boosted by the more contagious British mutation of the coronavirus, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober and regional governors announced late on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Non-essential shops and services like hairdressers will be closed and a curfew imposed during these days. Border checks will be increased and commuters need to present more frequent negative tests. The rapid increase in infections and more severe cases is threatening to overwhelm hospitals and intensive care facilities in the east of Austria.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=mauritius-extends-lockdown-by-a-week-on-new-cases-131-pm-hk><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Mauritius Extends Lockdown by a Week on New Cases <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Mauritius extended a lockdown until the end of the month as new coronavirus cases cases surged. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth imposed restrictions on movement on March 9, and the lockdown was originally scheduled to end at 8 p.m. Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The Indian Ocean island nation has reported 826 cases of Covid-19, with 68 of those in the past week, according to Johns Hopkins University data.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=poland-likely-to-decide-against-full-lockdown-129-pm-hk><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Poland Likely to Decide Against Full Lockdown <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Poland will probably decide against introducing full lockdown as part of stricter Covid curbs it plans to announce on Thursday, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reports. The country is considering closing preschools and limiting the number of people in stores as part of additional restrictions.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Nationwide Building to Let Office-Based Staff Work Anywhere <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Nationwide Building Society will let the majority of its 13,000 office-based staff continue <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QQIEE9T0AFB8" target="_blank" title="Nationwide Building to Let Office-Based Staff Work Anywhere: FT"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>working from home</span></a> full time if they wish following the pandemic, the Financial Times reported.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=hong-kong-suspends-online-biontech-bookings-1148-am-hk><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Hong Kong Suspends Online BioNTech Bookings <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Hong Kong halted online bookings of shots manufactured by BioNTech SE, after authoritied suspended the vaccine’s rollout because of packaging defects on some vials. Bookings for the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine were still available.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Astra Reports Lower Efficacy Amid Questions <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine was 76% effective in a U.S. study -- a slightly downgraded estimate based on the latest data collected from a contentious clinical trial, and a twist that creates another layer of uncertainty for the shots.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The company issued the new analysis after an independent monitoring board expressed concern that the initial efficacy of 79% relied on outdated information. The earlier reading was based on data gathered through Feb. 17. The data glitch may delay the vaccine’s ability to win U.S. regulatory clearance, though it’ll likely still play a crucial role in halting the pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=trudeau-von-der-layen-talk-after-eu-export-move-910-am-hk><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Trudeau, Von der Layen Talk After EU Export Move<br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QQI2QJT0G1L1" target="_blank" title="Trudeau and Von der Leyen Speak After EU Vaccine-Export Move (1)"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>spoke</span></a> with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen after the EU moved to tighten vaccine export restrictions.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>According to a readout from Trudeau’s office, “they agreed on the importance of rolling out safe and effective vaccines as quickly as possible, including with respect to continued close Canada-EU cooperation.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=johnson-warns-uk-may-need-tougher-border-rules-very-soon-810-am-hk><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Johnson Warns U.K. May Need Tougher Border Rules ‘Very Soon’ <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The U.K. may need <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/johnson-warns-u-k-may-need-tougher-border-measures-very-soon" target="_blank" title="Johnson Warns U.K. May Need Tougher Border Rules ‘Very Soon’"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>tougher border measures</span></a> “very soon” to prevent the arrival of Covid-19 variants from continental Europe that risk undermining the country’s vaccine drive, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Ministers need to balance any decision to impose tighter restrictions -- including potential virus checks on haulers coming from France -- “against the very serious disruption that is entailed by curtailing cross-Channel trade,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=nissan-halts-brazil-production-until-april-12-over-covid-741-am-hk><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Nissan Halts Brazil Production Until April 12 Over Covid <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Nissan is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QQHYNWT0G1KX" target="_blank" title="Nissan Halts Brazil Production Until April 12 Due to Covid-19"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>furloughing</span></a> all employees in its industrial complex in Resende between March 26 and April 9, according to an emailed statement from Nissan <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm'>Brasil</span>, with production expected to resume April 12. The move aims to ensure employees’ safety and adapt the company to the current situation while guaranteeing business continuity, the Japanese automaker said.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=weaker-africa-virus-controls-drove-more-severe-wave-study-730-am-hk><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Weaker Africa Virus Controls Drove More Severe Wave: Study <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>African countries’ loosening coronavirus-related controls and the emergence of more transmissible variants fueled a second wave of infections more severe than the first, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/weaker-africa-virus-controls-drove-more-severe-wave-study-finds" target="_blank" title="Weaker Africa Virus Controls Drove More Severe Wave, Study Finds"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>according to a study</span></a> published in The Lancet journal.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=brazil-surpasses-300000-deaths-611-am-hk><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Brazil Surpasses 300,000 Deaths <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Brazil became just the second country to cross the mark of 300,000 deaths from Covid-19 as the virus continues to rage and overrun hospitals.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>It took just two-and-a-half months for Brazil to go from 200,000 to 300,000 deaths, compared with five months between 100,000 and 200,000 fatalities, showing the velocity at which the virus and its P.1 variant is spreading.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-25/bolsonaro-put-on-notice-by-house-speaker-lira-on-virus-response" target="_blank" title="Bolsonaro Put on Notice by House Speaker Lira on Virus Response"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>Bolsonaro Put on Notice by House Speaker Lira on Virus Response</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The Health Ministry reported 2,009 additional deaths on Wednesday, taking the toll to 300,685. New confirmed cases jumped 89,992 in the past 24 hours, to a total of 12.2 million. Both totals are the highest globally after the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=cdc-dashes-cruise-industry-hopes-for-restart-415-pm-ny><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>CDC Dashes Cruise Industry Hopes for Restart <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/cdc-says-order-limiting-u-s-cruises-stays-in-effect-till-nov-1" target="_blank" title="Cruise Stocks Retreat After CDC Dashes Bid for Swift Restart (1)"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>holding firm</span></a> on a phased return to cruise-line operations, dashing the industry’s hopes for a swift restart.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Cruise Lines International Association, the main lobbying group for cruise companies including Carnival Corp., issued a statement earlier Wednesday calling for the CDC to drop the order and agree to let U.S. sailings resume by July. But in an emailed response to questions, the CDC said the so-called Framework for Conditional Sailing Order, or CSO, remains in effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=more-us-states-expand-vaccine-eligibility-340-pm-ny><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>More U.S. States Expand Vaccine Eligibility <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Louisiana, Idaho and Utah joined the growing list of U.S. states allowing anyone age 16 and older to receive coronavirus vaccines in coming weeks.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=duterte-warns-vaccine-line-jumpers-1130-am-ny><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Duterte Warns Vaccine Line Jumpers<br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/duterte-warns-vaccine-line-jumpers-as-donated-shots-at-risk" target="_blank" title="Duterte Warns Vaccine-Line Jumpers as Donated Shots At Risk"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>warned</span></a> officials against jumping the vaccine queue, saying the nation risks losing donated doses from the World Health Organization-backed Covax facility if health workers aren’t prioritized.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=iceland-imposes-tighter-limits-1130-am-ny><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Iceland Imposes Tighter Limits <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Iceland, whose handling of the pandemic is regarded as one of the best in the world, is imposing tighter social measures following a surge in infections linked to the British variant. The new restrictions, which will be in effect for three weeks, include closing schools and universities.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Cyprus Opening to Visitors <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Cyprus will open its borders starting April 1 to visitors from the U.S., Russia and Ukraine, the tourism ministry said Wednesday. All travelers who were tested and proven to be Covid-free and who haven’t come into close contact with a confirmed case will be guaranteed a quarantine-free stay.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=belgium-tightens-restrictions-807-am-ny><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Belgium Tightens Restrictions <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Belgium’s federal government and regions tightened virus restrictions for the first time since late October, closing schools one week ahead of a two-week Easter break, and ordering hairdressers and beauty salons to shut again for four weeks starting Saturday.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:9.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.25pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit' id=merkel-scraps-easter-lockdown-738-am-ny><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Merkel Scraps Easter Lockdown <br></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Chancellor Angela Merkel <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-24/merkel-to-meet-with-state-chiefs-as-pandemic-tension-intensifies" target="_blank" title="Merkel Calls Easter Shutdown a ‘Mistake’ in Rare Apology (1)"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>asked</span></a> the German people for forgiveness after making a rare public apology for sparking massive criticism with plans for a five-day Easter shutdown.<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;line-height:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Merkel dropped the proposal, calling it a “mistake,” after a hastily-arranged video conference with the heads of Germany’s 16 states around 33 hours after announcing the move.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.05pt'><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.05pt'><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.05pt'><td width=916 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:686.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:115%;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=916 colspan=4 style='width:686.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>INVESTORS DIARY 2021</span></strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:12.6pt;line-height:105%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Company</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Event</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Venue</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=bottom style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Date & Time</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> 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5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>24/03/21 | 2:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Willdale<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>AGM<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Boardroom, Willdale Administration Block, Teneriffe, 19.5km peg Lomagundi Road, Mt Hampden<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>25/03/21 | 11am<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>TSL<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>AGM<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Virtual | <a href="https://eagm.creg.co.zw/eagmzim/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://eagm.creg.co.zw/eagmzim/</span></a> Login.aspx | in the Auditorium, Ground Floor, 28 Simon Mazorodze Road, Southerton<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>25/03/21 | 12pm<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>CFI<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>AGM<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Farm & City Boardroom, 1st Floor Farm & City Complex, 1 Wynne Street<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>31/03/21 | 11am<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Good Friday<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>02/04/21<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Easter Sunday<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>04/04/21<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Easter Monday<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>05/04/21<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Independence Day<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>18/04/21<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=223 valign=top style='width:167.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=193 style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Public Holiday in lieu of Independence Day falling on a Sunday<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> 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style='width:144.95pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=top style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-72.0pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=416 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:311.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Companies under Cautionary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=146 valign=bottom style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=416 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:311.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=bottom style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=416 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:311.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>ART<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>PPC<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=bottom style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Dairibord<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=416 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:311.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Starafrica<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Fidelity<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=bottom style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Turnall<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=416 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:311.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Medtech<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=353 style='width:264.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimre<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=146 valign=bottom style='width:109.85pt;border:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Nampak Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=916 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:686.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#1F497D;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=916 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:686.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid white 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid white 1.0pt;background:#1F497D;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white'>DISCLAIMER: This report has been 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