Tanzania responds to 'unknown' Covid classification by CDC

Chief Medical Officer Aifello Sichalwe said Tanzania was safe and that Tanzanians were increasingly adhering to Covid-19 protection measures. PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • In September last year, Tanzania started reporting limited aggregated weekly numbers to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
  • Report from WHO showed that in Tanzania, from January 3, 2020 to June 7, 2022, there have been 33,928 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 803 deaths. As of 21 May 2022, a total of 7,967,468 vaccine doses have been received.