Zimbabwe attains HIV epidemic control: president

HARARE, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe has achieved HIV epidemic control, with its response to the scourge remaining on course despite the negative impact of COVID-19, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday.

In a speech to mark World AIDS Day, which falls on Friday, Mnangagwa said over the past 10 years, Zimbabwe recorded the highest decline of 78 percent in new HIV infections in East and Southern Africa. "We have to redouble our efforts, mop up new infections and sharpen our focus on most-at-risk groups," he said.