Led by consultant sport psychologist and mental health counsellor Shameema Yousuf, a document outlines five key recommendations by her and her team.

These are safety and information; accepting the situation; changing behaviours; taking care of personal, emotional and physical health and experiencing grief.

Under safety and information the document urges people to read local news, stay informed of national current affairs and to fact check any information they see.

When accepting the situation, the ZOC ask people to turn towards meditative practices when stressed and anxious and have asked people to become more aware.

Their guidelines for changing behaviour covers restricted social interaction and washing routines.

Under health, the ZOC stresses that lockdown measures does not mean no exercising, and also asks that people find new hobbies and stay in touch with friends and family to improve mental health.

It also says to keep on top of nutrition, reflect on the year so far and to keep your brain psychologically trained.

Finally, when dealing with grief, the ZOC said they understand how difficult death is to people.

They have outlined the five stages of grief to give people a better understanding of the feelings they may have.

It also deals with the loss of normalcy, and the fear of economic loss and unemployment.

"The above has been produced to help medical staff, sport science staff, coaches and athletes adjust during these uncertain times," said Yousuf.

"As with any guidance, it not prescribed but what is provided herein is evidenced based and provided as support measures.

"Everyone is different, and recommendations may work better for some, than it does for others."

To date there have been 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe, resulting in the death of three people.