Executive summary
The President of the Republic of Zambia issued an update to the outline of Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on 9 March 2020. In his address, the President announced various measures to be implemented in response to COVID-19. Further to this, the President indicated that the Ministry of Finance would oversee the implementation of the Cabinet-approved COVID-19 contingency plan. On 27 of March 2020, the Zambian Minister of Finance issued a ministerial statem…