The recently refurbished Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital in Harare is the capital’s main COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre.
Is there a difference between an isolation centre and a quarantine centre?
Yes there is.
An isolation centre hosts a person with the contagious disease while a quarantine centre hosts and restricts the movement of people who were possibly exposed to the pandemic to see if they become sick.
The Zimbabwe government is establishing COVID-19 isolation centres around the country’s 10 provinces as part of the battle against the global pandemic.
Critics say the response has been slow and some of the facilities are ill-equipped.
On its part, the government team leading Zimbabwe’s fight against COVID-19 dismisses the allegations of inertia and says no country in the world was prepared for this crisis and its scale has badly stretched state resources.
The following are the Covid-19 isolation centres:
| PROVINCE | NUMBER OF ISOLATION CENTRES | LOCATION |
| HARARE | 6 | Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital Beatrice Road Infectious Diseases Hospital St Annes hospital Montague clinic Seke Clinic |
| BULAWAYO | 3 | United Bulawayo Hospital Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Hospital Ekusileni Hospital |
| MASHONALAND WEST | 6 | Chinhoyi Hospital Karoi Hospital Chegutu Hospital Kadoma General Hospital Banket Hospital Alaska Clinic |
| MASHONALAND EAST | 8 | Marondera Hospital Sadza Hospital Chivhu General Hospital Mutawata Hospital Kotwa District Hospital Murehwa Hospital Mutoko Hospital Makumbe Hospital |
| MANICALAND | 7 | Mutare Central Mutare isolation centre Rusape General Hospital Murambinda Mission Hospital Hauna Hospital Chipinge Hospital Nyanga Hospital |
| MASVINGO | 6 | Masvingo provincial Rujeko Isolation Centre Chiredzi Hospital Chivi Hospital Neshuro Hospital Ndanga Hospital |
| MATEBELELAND SOUTH | 6 | Gwanda hospital Beitbridge Hospital Filabusi Hospital Esigodini Hospital Maphisa Hospital Plumtree Hospital |
| MATEBELELAND NORTH | 7 | St Lukes Binga Hospital Inyathi Hospital Victoria Falls Hospital Nkayi Hospital Tsholotsho Hospital Nyamandlovu Hospital |
| MASHONALAND CENTRAL | 6 | Bindura Hospital Mt Darwin Hospital Guruve Hospital Concession Chimhanda Hospital Shamva Hospital |
| MIDLANDS | 9 | Gweru Hospital Gokwe South Hospital Gokwe North Hospital Mvuma Hospital Silobela Hospital Kwekwe General Hospital Mberengwa Hospital Shurugwi Hospital Zvishavane Hospital |
TOTAL Isolation Centres – 64
Source: MOHCC
COVID-19 Quarantine Centres
Zimbabwe has established quarantine centres for people coming into the country to be cleared of Covid-19.
The mandatory quarantine period is 21 days, with testing being conducted on the first, eighth and 21st days, according to the government’s latest testing plan for returning residents and international travellers.
Below is a list of quarantine centres in Zimbabwe by province
| PROVINCE | QUARANTINE CENTRES | CONTACT DETAILS |
| National Helpline:2019 | ||
| Harare | Belvedere Teachers College | General line (0242) 798537-60 |
| Courtney Hotel | ||
| Baines Bed and Breakfast | ||
| Seke Teachers College | ||
| Msasa Training Bureau | ||
| Bulawayo | Bulawayo Polytechnic | Provincial Medical Director Dr W Mlilo 0776435501 |
| United College of Education | ||
| Elangeni Public Service training centre | ||
| Manicaland | Rowa Training Centre | Provincial Medical Director Dr Nyadundu0712616183 |
| Mutare Teachers College | ||
| Marymount Teachers College | ||
| Mutare Polytechnic | ||
| Forestry Industry Training Centre (F.I.T.C) | ||
| Magamba Public Service Training Centre | ||
| Manesa Training Centre | ||
| Matebeleland North | Hwange | Provincial Medical Director Dr Chimberengwa 0712436754 |
| Mosi oa Tunya high School | ||
| Hlangabeza High School | ||
| Matebeleland South | Plumtree High School | Provincial Medical Director Dr R. Chikodzore 0774 368 241 |
| Redfern Primary (Plumtree) | ||
| Beitbridge Rainbow | ||
| Tongwe High School | ||
| Zezani High School | ||
| Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic | ||
| Esikhoveni training Centre | ||
| Phangani Vocational Training Centre | ||
| Mashonaland Central | Mushumbi Pools | Provincial Medical Director Dr C Tshuma 0772 887 155 |
| Mashonaland East | Dendera High in Mudzi | Provincial Medical Director Dr S Zizhou 0772 283 252 / 0738 383 287 |
| Domboshava Training Centre | ||
| Masvingo | Rupangwana AREX Training Centre | Provincial Medical Director Dr Shamu0773 098 982 |
| Mash West | Zimbabwe Institute for Public Administration and Management (ZIPAM) | Provincial Medical Director Dr W Nyamayaro 0712 218 602 |
| Vuti Secondary School | ||
| Midlands | Mkoba Teachers College | (0542) 221227 / 221394 |
| Senga Training Centre | ||
| Dayadaya Vocational Centre | ||
| Nyamuroro Vocational Training Centre | ||
| Tongogara High School | ||
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