Tag: Tanzania

Sacked Tanzanian Health deputy minister speaks out

Tanzanian Health Deputy Health Minister who was sacked by President Magufuli takes his firing with humility.

US issues Covid-19 risk alert about Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

In a health alert, the embassy cautioned there was an exponential growth of the Covid-19 pandemic in the East African country.

Zambia closes border with Tanzania after spike in Covid-19 cases

76 of the 85 new infections recorded on Saturday, May 9, were at the Nakonde on the Zambia-Tanzania border.

Magufuli is wrong on faulty coronavirus tests, says African Union

Tanzania’s main priority appears to be keeping the economy going as President Magufuli refuses to countenance the closure of markets.

Tanzania’s Health minister suspends national lab director Nyambura Moremi

Magufuli cast doubts on Covid-19 test results released by Tanzania’s national laboraroty claiming some of them were verifiably false.

Night burials amid Tanzania’s coronavirus defiance

Opposition politicians, activists believe night burials may be part of cover-up by the authorities who have not been releasing regular updates.

Magufuli says to order Madagascar’s Covid-19 ‘herbal cure’, orders probe on lab over high positive results

So far, Tanzania has 297 active Covid-19 cases with 167 people having recovered and 17 died from the viral disease.