Covid-19: Tanzania announces measures in major shift on pandemic
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New measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus were announced by the president of Tanzania on Monday.
Now the people arriving from other countries in Tanzania will be required to present a negative test performed less than 72 hours as said by the health ministry, expressing concern about new variants of the virus.
Passengers coming from countries with a high number of infections will need to undergo a further antigenic test, at a fee, the ministry added, without specifying the standards to be used to designate these countries.
In addition, those that have visited a village with “new Covid-19 variants” within the previous fortnight will need to undergo a compulsory 14-day quarantine, at their own expense. Tanzanian citizens are going to be ready to isolate themselves from reception , while foreigners will need to attend a government facility.