Tanzania government has confirmed the first case of
coronavirus in the country through the Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Seniors and Children, Monday March 16.
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| The Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Seniors and Children, Ummy Mwalimu |
The East African
country confirmed its first case of coronavirus at mount Meru Hospital in
Arusha City, becoming one of at least 27 countries on the African continent
where the outbreak has spread.
The Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender,
Seniors and Children, Ummy Mwalimu, said in a statement that the victim is a woman aged 46 who arrived in the country on 15th of March 2020 and is at northern region hospital.
The Minister said that the
patient, arrived in Tanzania on March 15 from Belgium aboard Rwandair plane and
landed at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA), the thermo scanner did not
detect any high temperature.
“She left the country on March
3 to Belgium, while there she visited Sweden and Germany before she went back
to Belgium and returned to Tanzania on March 15”. The Minister said.
According to her traveling
history, she went into self-isolation but samples tested positive of the
Coronavirus, she is now at Mount Meru Hospital where she is undergoing
treatment.
The Minister confirmed that
the patient’s situation has been contained and that preventive measures have been put in place in the country.
She urged Tanzanians to take precautions to prevent infection, and to report at any medical centre if they develop any symptoms of the disease.
She urged Tanzanians to take precautions to prevent infection, and to report at any medical centre if they develop any symptoms of the disease.
Coronavirus cases have been
reported in Rwanda and Kenya.
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