Tanzanian doctors sound alarm over hidden coronavirus cases...‘Corona is considered a security issue, not a public health issue’

[Mag3]

The New Humanitarian
...Amsterdam​

The New Humanitarian spoke to five Tanzania-based doctors and medical specialists about the response, either by telephone or email. All only agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, such was their fear of reprisals from a government whose human rights record has worsened in recent years.

“There is no information,” said one specialist, a health adviser to the government in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. “This leads to a tremendous amount of rumours and fears among the population – it’s disastrous for this epidemic.”

The adviser, a consultant who is on several working groups in the Ministry of Health, said the outbreak was being treated as “a security issue, not a public health issue”, meaning the health minister did not have the final say.

“Everything that is related to corona is now in the [central] government’s hands,” another health consultant agreed. “There’s tremendous political pressure coming from the president’s office to control all of this.”

Since Tanzania’s first known case of COVID-19 was detected in the northern city of Arusha in March, the government has officially registered 509 positive cases and 21 deaths. But the last update was more than two weeks ago – on 29 April – a point highlighted by the US embassy when it issued a warning to its citizens on Wednesday.

“The risk of contracting COVID-19 in Dar es Salaam is extremely high,” the US embassy statement said. “Despite limited official reports, all evidence points to exponential growth of the epidemic in Dar and other locations in Tanzania.”

A doctor working in a leading private hospital in Dar es Salaam said more than 60 COVID-19 cases had been admitted to his facility by 6 May, a scale that was already straining its services, with staff from all departments being called on to help. “The number of infected people is likely to be multiple times higher than official figures,” the doctor told TNH.

“Despite limited official reports, all evidence points to exponential growth of the epidemic in Dar and other locations in Tanzania.”

Source... Tanzanian doctors sound alarm over hidden coronavirus cases

Mfichaficha maradhi, kilio humuumbua!

President Magufuli has an obligation to lead Tanzania in the fight against COVID-19. He should leave religion to the priests and prioritise saving lives. Anything else would be inhuman. There will be economic repercussions, but as Ghana’s president noted, economies can be resurrected, but dead people cannot.

 

[DR HAYA LAND]

Waambie watoe takwimu sahii za vifo vya corona na wagonjwa ...sio mpaka wafe akina mahiga ndo mshtuke.

 

[Mag3]

Footage of secret burials of people who allegedly died of COVID-19 are doing the rounds on social media, while parliament has been suspended following the death of three legislators in quick succession from unknown causes – fuelling speculation over the extent of the outbreak.

The government has adopted a politics of silence. President John Magufuli is chairman of the regional Southern African Development Community bloc, yet it was South Africa that called a SADC meeting this month to discuss COVID-19, and Tanzania did not participate.

The country was also absent on Wednesday from a virtual East African Community meeting on the regional response to coronavirus.

The alleged politicisation of the response is reminiscent of the government’s approach to Ebola last year, when it withheld information from the World Health Organisation over potential cases in the country.

Twafaaa...

 

[BAK]

Thanks for sharing Mkuu 🙏🏽

 

[DR HAYA LAND]

Thanks for sharing Mkuu 🙏🏽

Mkuu ulikuwa wapi ?

 

[mfate42]

Madagascar voice

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[guwe_la_manga]

Kazi ipo

 

[Mag3]

Waambie watoe takwimu sahii za vifo vya corona na wagonjwa ...sio mpaka wafe akina mahiga ndo mshtuke.

“The news media are silent,” the doctor and health ministry adviser who had taken temporary leave said. “They don’t want to fight the government.”

As a result of the apparent secrecy, concern is mounting among Tanzania’s neighbours over the potential unchecked spread of COVID-19.

Zambia closed its border with Tanzania on Sunday, and Kenya is considering following suit after truck drivers coming from Tanzania tested positive for the virus.

Hata majirani washtuka...

 

[Papi Chulo]

Jiwe shikilia hapohapo

 

[Lihove2]

Kwa wale mbao hatukupanda school bus ya uncle Rich mnatusaidiaje

 

[Warue]

Only the first paragraph is enough to tell the degree of your fabrication. The whole thread is a mere fiction and can only be trusted by the iron boys.

 

[DR HAYA LAND]

As a result of the apparent secrecy, concern is mounting among Tanzania’s neighbours over the potential unchecked spread of COVID-19.

Zambia closed its border with Tanzania on Sunday, and Kenya is considering following suit after truck drivers coming from Tanzania tested positive for the virus.

Hata majirani washtuka...

Truly ....Mkuu .. now Tz is Epicenter of cov 19/ Ccm chairman is hide information

 

[DR HAYA LAND]

Only the first paragraph is enough to tell the degree of your fabrication. The whole thread is a mere fiction and can only be trusted by the iron boys.

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Najua ukuelewa kitu we mwanalumumba ....mwambie akupatie version ya kiswahili.

 

[Mr Devil]

Kuongea hatuwezi labda tuchart



Ali sikika jiwe aki waambia ma Raisi
sijui itakuaje

 

[The Iron]

Mtaani huku habari za COVID-19 watu washazisahau kabisa yani hakuna cha tahadhari

 

[Mag3]

Jiwe shikilia hapohapo

Kenya Government reports that a new area of focus in the fight against the virus are the frontiers. “Our borders are now the key areas of focus particularly Namanga,” CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi told reporters during today’s briefing.

Kenya has on Wednesday declared the border town with Tanzania as a high-risk area. Namanga is a town divided by the Tanzania-Kenya border. It is in Longido District, Tanzania and Kajiado County, Kenya. It is around 110 kilometers from Arusha, Tanzania.

Zambia has also recently shut its common trade border with Tanzania after the town of Nakonde recorded a spike in cases. It is currently having more cases than the capital Lusaka.

 

[Mystery]

Hakika hali inatisha........

Ni kwanini waTZ tunafichwa kupewa taarifa ya vifo viavyotokana na ugonjwa huu wa corona?

Hakika hivi sasa ndiyo tunaelewa kuwa tunaongozwa na mtu ambaye hatujali watanzania, wakati yeye mwenyewe kajificha huko kijijini kwake Chato

 

[Sonofsoil]

When a downfall comes, it does so in a very ugly way!

 

[1954]

Footage of secret burials of people who allegedly died of COVID-19 are doing the rounds on social media, while parliament has been suspended following the death of three legislators in quick succession from unknown causes – fuelling speculation over the extent of the outbreak.

The government has adopted a politics of silence. President John Magufuli is chairman of the regional Southern African Development Community bloc, yet it was South Africa that called a SADC meeting this month to discuss COVID-19, and Tanzania did not participate.

The country was also absent on Wednesday from a virtual East African Community meeting on the regional response to coronavirus.

The alleged politicisation of the response is reminiscent of the government’s approach to Ebola last year, when it withheld information from the World Health Organisation over potential cases in the country.

Twafaaa...

'the parliament has been suspended'....duh

 

[Mag3]

When a downfall comes, it does so in a very ugly way!

President Magufuli has an obligation to lead Tanzania in the fight against COVID-19. He should leave religion to the priests and prioritise saving lives. Anything else would be inhuman. There will be economic repercussions, but as Ghana’s president noted, economies can be resurrected, but dead people cannot.