Virus fear: elderly taken to villages as schools reopen

Some elderly in Bubinza Village, Magu District in Mwanza Region, wait for cash support from the Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf). The elderly and people with underlaying medical condi-tions are at higher risk of severe illnesses like Covid-19.PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • People who stay with the elderly fear that young children going to school may easily carry coronavirus at school or in congested places and infect them and others with underlaying medical conditions.