'Shiri Died Alone In His Car While Driving To A Nearby Hospital' - ZimLive
Perrance Shiri, the former army general who was the Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister, reportedly died alone in his car while trying to drive himself to a private hospital nearby.
Shiri called two trusted friends – Norton MP Temba Mliswa and his ministry’s permanent secretary John Bhasera – to come to his assistance, but he was dead by the time they arrived, ZimLive reports.
Shiri, who was not married, is suspected to have succumbed to COVID-19 after his driver was buried last Saturday after dying from the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
He missed Cabinet on Tuesday after being advised to self-quarantine at home. He visited a private hospital in Belgravia on Monday and Tuesday but was allowed to return home.
Officials in the Lands Ministry told ZimLive that Shiri initially fell sick two weeks ago following a trip to Rushinga.
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He thought he had been poisoned, according to the sources, before his driver tested positive for the virus.
The ministry of agriculture has closed its offices for disinfection procedures.