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Zimbabwe - Population: 14,645,468
Lockdown & social distancing
All counter measures
Date
Measure
Detail
Source
2020-03-15 Awareness campaigns ... Ministry of Health
2020-03-12 Health screenings in airports and border crossings ... US Embassy
2020-03-24 Health screenings in airports and border crossings All our returning residents will be subjected to strict screening procedures including rigorous enfo... The Herald
2020-03-24 Isolation and quarantine policies All our returning residents will be subjected to strict screening procedures including rigorous enfo... The Herald
2020-03-24 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies All our returning residents will be subjected to strict screening procedures including rigorous enfo... The Herald
2020-03-24 Limit public gatherings All public gatherings should not exceed 50 persons. These include religious fellowship, weddings, co... Ministry of Health
2020-04-22 Economic measures A price moratorium has been introduced on goods based on the prices of items on the 25th of March 20... Ministry of Information
2020-04-24 Emergency administrative structures activated or established As of 24 April 2020, four (4) more laboratories will be conducting Covid19 tests in Harare... Ministry of Information
2020-04-28 Economic measures Both residential & commercial properties will be afforded a moratorium on evictions in respect of ap... Ministry of Information
2020-05-21 Limit public gatherings Cabinet has approved the resumption of low risk sporting activities. The lifting of the lockdown wil... Ministry of Information
2020-05-05 Limit public gatherings Companies are now permitted to open, pending acquisition of Covid19 test kits for their employees .T... Ministry of Informatino
2020-03-17 State of emergency declared Declaration of State of Disaster, 17 March... ONHCR Document
2020-06-09 Surveillance and monitoring Everyone transiting through Zimbabwe should have Covid-19 free certificate and be subjected to furth... Ministry of Information
2020-03-24 Border closure  Government has decided to ban all non-essential travel and traffic, both inbound and outbound; excep... Ministry of Health
2020-03-24 Closure of businesses and public services Government has put a blanket ban on gathering in nightclubs, bars, beerhalls, movie houses, swimming... Ministry of Health
2020-03-24 Public services closure  Government has put a blanket ban on gathering in nightclubs, bars, beerhalls, movie houses, swimming... Ministry of Health
2020-04-19 Public services closure  Limited manufacturing operations to resume.Inspectors to visit all operations to ensure public healt... Ministry of Information
2020-04-19 Closure of businesses and public services Limited manufacturing operations to resume.Inspectors to visit all operations to ensure public healt... Ministry of Information
2020-04-20 Partial lockdown Lockdown due to end on the 20th April will be extended by two weeks.... BBC
2020-05-17 Limit public gatherings Outdoor exercises like walking or jogging or cycling along public thoroughfares, in public parks or ... Zimbabwe Government
2020-05-17 Partial lockdown Partial lockdown (level 2) extended indefinitely though measures will be eased gradually & the lockd... Zimbabwe Government
2020-05-16 Closure of businesses and public services The Gvmt extends opening times for commercial businesses and industries allowed to operate from betw... Zimbabwe Government
2020-04-14 Emergency administrative structures activated or established The Ministry has launched a tollfree helpline to provide information on Covid19, the Lockdown and an... Ministry of Information
2020-05-04 Requirement to wear protective gear in public The government of Zimbabwe has officially made the wearing of masks compulsory in public places to c... Africa News
2020-04-19 Limit public gatherings The mining sector allowed to scale up operations within the WHO parameters of social distancing. Wor... Ministry of Information
2020-04-15 Testing policy Zimbabwe begins mass testing with the aim to examine at least 33,000 suspected coronavirus cases by ... BBC
2020-03-24 Schools closure  Zimbabwe closes all schools.... News Day
2020-05-04 Partial lockdown Zimbabwe extends lockdown until May 15th... Garda
2020-05-01 Changes in prison-related policies Zimbabwe frees all female prisoners save those convicted for violent crimes; all juveniles and the t... BBC
2020-04-03 Other public health measures enforced Zimbabwe reversed a ban on the sale of alcohol from supermarkets, but liquor stores and bars remain ... BBC
2020-03-30 Partial lockdown Zimbabwe will go into lockdown for three weeks from Monday. All will be required to stay at home, ex... Africa News
2020-07-28 Schools closure  the re-opening of schools be moved from the proposed 29 June 2020 to 28 July 2020... Ministry of Information
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