Zimbabwe has been under level 4 restrictions since July 2021 and has impacted the functioning of only private business but public sector with the Judiciary not being spared.

In an effort to contain the recent upsurge in COVID 19 cases, the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe announced a 30 day nationwide lockdown which commenced on 05 January 2021.

Following the declaration by the World Health Organization of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, a state of disaster was declared in Zimbabwe on the 20th of March 2020.