Tanzania confirms first case of COVID-19

By Wilson Kakuru On Mar 16, 2020 1,410

Tanzania's Minister for Health Ummy Mwalimu. Tanzania on March 16, 2020 confirmed its first case of Covid-19 in the country. Courtesy photo

Tanzania on Monday confirmed its first case of Covid-19 in the country.

The country’s Health ministry said the 46-year-old woman returned from Belgium on Sunday aboard a RwandAir plane.

The woman was screened on arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) in Arusha but she did not have any symptoms of the virus. Later, she fell ill while in her hotel room in Arusha and went to hospital, Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said.

Samples were taken to Dar es Salaam for testing and results confirmed the woman was infected with the coronavirus.