Zimbabwe: Vaccination Boosts Vic Falls Arrivals

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Zimbabwe: Vaccination Boosts Vic Falls Arrivals

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE's progress in rolling out the vaccination programme, which saw the country's prime tourist destination, Victoria Falls, becoming the first city to achieve herd immunity, has resulted in improved foreign tourist arrivals.

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