COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania

The COVID-19 pandemic has been occurring in Tanzania since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that started in China in December 2019. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.

course

According to various reports, the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Tanzania was on March 15 or 16, 2020, a person who had traveled from Belgium . This appeared for the first time in the WHO situation report on March 17, 2020.

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa banned foreign air travel, closed educational institutions and issued a 30-day ban on public gatherings. President John Magufuli also appealed to the Tanzanians to contain the disease, but also advised them to visit sacred sites to seek healing. Local public transport is also not affected by the restrictions. Tanzanians returning from abroad and foreign visitors must quarantine for 14 days after entry.

As of April 6, 2020, according to the WHO, there were 22 confirmed infections, one of which had died. There were two recovered patients, according to the Worldometers website . On April 29, the country's only testing laboratory was closed and the country's chief virologist was fired.

As of May 7, 2020, there were 509 confirmed cases, including 21 dead and 183 recovered. Since then, no further infections, dead or recovered have been reported. On June 8, Magufuli declared the country COVID-19 free. According to him, this is thanks to God.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Tanzania
according to WHO data

New infections (cumulative) in Tanzania
according to WHO data

Deaths

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Tanzania
according to WHO data

New deaths (daily) in Tanzania
according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).

Tests of non-human origin

To validate the test procedure, Tanzania took non-human samples and had them tested. On May 6, 2020, the Corona doubter and President of Tanzania John Magufuli claimed that a papaya and a goat had tested positive for Corona. As a result, the leadership of the national laboratory was suspended. It is unclear whether the test is flawed or whether the laboratory worked incorrectly, this should be checked.

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• List of epidemics and pandemics
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Tanzania  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website Worldometers : data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Somalia, Tanzania confirm first Coronavirus case. aa.com.tr of March 16, 2020 (English), accessed on June 27, 2020
2. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
3. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
4. ↑ Stella Vuzo: How COVID-19 is changing the lives of Tanzanians. un.org, March 23, 2020, accessed April 5, 2020
5. ^ Neil Edwards: Tanzania's mild response to COVID-19 and its implications for the 2020 elections. atlanticcouncil.org of March 27, 2020 (English), accessed on March 29, 2020
6. ↑ US Embassy Tanzania: COVID-19 information. tz.embassy.gov, accessed on April 5, 2020
7. ↑ Kevin Capellini: Tanzania has not carried out a single test for four weeks: "We have no new cases - the coronavirus was defeated through our prayers". luzernerzeitung.ch of May 31, 2020, accessed on June 27, 2020
8. ^ Coronavirus: John Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Covid-19. bbc.com of June 8, 2020 (English), accessed June 9, 2020
9. ↑ ^{a b c d} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed July 8, 2020 . 
10. ^ [1] Reuters eng. May 3, 2020, accessed May 7, 2020
11. ↑ zackzack.at
12. ↑ [2] RT Deutsch , May 7, 2020, accessed May 7, 2020