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A prominent anti-corruption journalist is to appear in court in Zimbabwe despite showing coronavirus symptoms. Hopewell Chin’ono, who has worked with ITV News in the past, was arrested in July after exposing government corruption. His lawyers ware waiting for the results of a Covid-19 test after his health worsened in the past few days. Mr Chin’ono arrived at the court building on Tuesday, despite not knowing the results of his test. He arrived in chains. Outside court Mr Chin’ono said: “My daughter said I shouldn’t come. “I got a coronavirus test done yesterday but the prison services forced me to come against my daughter’s advice. Speaking about how he was, he said: “I’ve got a fever, I’m not well but I’ve been forced to come to court.” Mr Chin’ono is a well-known journalist who has a huge following on Twitter, where he regularly posts about alleged government corruption. His account has since been deleted. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s arrival to power after the fall of Robert Mugabe inspired hope that he might bring an end to the use of dark tactics to silence critics. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/
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