I also call on Tanzania to implement the public health measures that we know work in breaking the chains of transmission, and to prepare for vaccination,” Tedros said. In April last year, President Magufuli declared the country to be coronavirus-free and ordered full re-opening of borders and economic activities. There is no official Covid-19-related statistics or information available in the East African country and issuing of unofficial Covid-19 data is strictly prohibited. Tanzania last posted coronavirus statistics on April 29 when President Magufuli questioned the efficacy of imported testing kits. Tedros says that he has spoken with several authorities in Tanzania since January urging them to scale public health measures and share Covid-19 data.

Source: Standard Digital February 21, 2021 10:16 UTC