Tanzania national laboratory director suspended after Magufuli doubts Covid-19 resultsTanzania's Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Seniors and Children Ummy Ally Mwalimu. The Director of the National Health Laboratory and the head of quality control in Tanzania have been suspended with immediate effect.This move comes a day after President John Pombe Magufuli said that he did not trust Covid-19 results from the Country’s national Laboratory. In a statement, the Minister of Health Ummy Mwalimu directed Dr Nyambura Moremi and Jacob Lusekelo to step aside pending further investigations. Further, the minister formed a committee of nine members who will spearhead investigations on the conduct of the national laboratory most especially in the handling of the Covid-19 samples. “We took samples from sheep, pawpaw and engine oil without them knowing and we gave them human names,” said Magufuli.

Source: Standard Digital May 04, 2020 13:30 UTC