The quarantine period in Zimbabwe is 21 days but because of hunger and squalid conditions some people have chosen to escape.
Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) said it suspects that the spike in cases at quarantine centres was partly because of poor living conditions.
At Harare’s Polytechnic College — a quarantine centre — on Wednesday there was a demonstration after those in quarantine demanded to be released after staying for more than 21 days. The centre, which houses over 100 people, had 14 returnees from SA testing positive.
A report by the Information for Development Trust revealed that on being registered at a quarantine centre, a person receives two blankets, one bar of soap, a toilet roll that is shared by three people, toothpaste that is shared by two people and one disposable mask for the duration of their stay.