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Tanzania, once sceptical of COVID-19, announces measures to curb new variants

Tanzania, once sceptical of COVID-19, announces measures to curb new variants

TANZANIA yesterday announced new anti-coronavirus measures, saying it wanted to prevent the importation of new variants, highlighting new President Samia Suluhu Hassan's more active efforts to contain the pandemic. Among the new measures, travellers, both foreigners and Tanzanians, will be required to present negative COVID-19 tests at border points. Her approach to tackling COVID-19 contrasts sharply with her late predecessor John Magufuli who dismissed fears of the infection and promoted remedies such as steam inhalation and herbal concoctions as a cure. "Based on the global epidemiological situation and emergence of new variants of viruses that cause COVID-19, there's an increased…
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Nigeria suspends Emirates flights over COVID-19 tests

Nigeria suspends Emirates flights over COVID-19 tests

NIGERIA suspended the airline Emirates from flying into or out of its territory last week after the carrier-imposed additional COVID-19 test requirements on passengers from the country, the aviation minister has announced. Emirates said last week passenger flights to and from Nigeria had been suspended until further notice in line with government directives, but did not give details. Aviation minister Hadi Sirika told a news conference that the airline had demanded passengers from Nigeria undertake three COVID-19 tests within 24 hours, leading the government to suspend its operations, with the exemption of cargo and humanitarian flights. "To make us go…
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