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Coronavirus: WHO Criticizes Tanzania as Number of Cases Climb
April 25, 2020 George Mtimba Africa, Africa Freelancing Global Gigs,
Tanzania’s delay in taking drastic measures to curb the spread of coronavirus infections could have led to a the spike in positive cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, says there have been fears about the rapid spread of infection in the East African nation.
“Certainly in Tanzania, we have observed that physical distancing, including the prohibition of mass gatherings, took some time to happen and we believe that these might have been probable factors that led to a rapid increase in cases there,” Dr. Moeti said at a briefing....
...the government of President John Magufuli has been strongly condemned for not taking such drastic measures as locking down transmission centers like the cities of Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. On Wednesday, Magufuli made it clear that his government would not shut down Dar es Salaam. Despite Dar es Salaam being the center of transmission, Magufuli said the city of six million people in the heart of Tanzania’s income.
“There are those who have suggested that we lockdown Dar es Salaam. This is not possible,” Magufuli said. “Dar es Salaam is the only center where we collect almost 80 percent of the country’s revenue. We can continue taking all measures to curb the virus but not by locking down Dar es Salaam.”...
Coronavirus: WHO Criticizes Tanzania as Number of Cases Climb
April 25, 2020 George Mtimba Africa, Africa Freelancing Global Gigs,
Tanzania’s delay in taking drastic measures to curb the spread of coronavirus infections could have led to a the spike in positive cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, says there have been fears about the rapid spread of infection in the East African nation.
“Certainly in Tanzania, we have observed that physical distancing, including the prohibition of mass gatherings, took some time to happen and we believe that these might have been probable factors that led to a rapid increase in cases there,” Dr. Moeti said at a briefing....
...the government of President John Magufuli has been strongly condemned for not taking such drastic measures as locking down transmission centers like the cities of Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. On Wednesday, Magufuli made it clear that his government would not shut down Dar es Salaam. Despite Dar es Salaam being the center of transmission, Magufuli said the city of six million people in the heart of Tanzania’s income.
“There are those who have suggested that we lockdown Dar es Salaam. This is not possible,” Magufuli said. “Dar es Salaam is the only center where we collect almost 80 percent of the country’s revenue. We can continue taking all measures to curb the virus but not by locking down Dar es Salaam.”...