Tanzania, East Africa’s populous nation has confirmed today April 1 another coronavirus (COVID-19) case, totalling the national case at number 20, the Ministry of Health revealed.
According to the ministry, the patients is a 42-year-old female American national, who was in contact with an infected person, who also travelled abroad before returning to Tanzania.
So far, the patients are spread out in three regions, and according to the Minister of Health Ummy Mwalimu statement to the public, two patients have already recovered, and one died yesterday March 31.
The highly contagious pandemic made its way to Tanzania a month ago via a female Tanzanian national who returned from Belgium, since then—Tanzania has been on its toes rolling in several measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
Also, coronavirus cases have reached over 5,500 and almost more than 170 death have been reported across the continent.
Currently, Tanzania has closed-down schools, colleges, and universities to combat the spread of the virus, and also postponing various societal events, and government official travels abroad.
As other East African nations roll in mandatory curfews (Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya), Tanzania enhances personal hygiene and social distancing, especially in crowded places, such as setting a specific of passenger public bus can carry, installation and adherence of hand-sanitization.
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