The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Tanzania: recommendations based on lesson learned from China

Tarimo, Clifford Silver; Wu, Jian

doi:10.1186/s41182-020-00214-x

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“…Taking into consideration the possibility of the auxiliary consequences, the probable effect on human health, the efficiency of present-day readiness, and response measures, the WHO released US$1.8 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) to support preliminary preparation and response activities [9]. Realizing the growing number of cases in developed countries, and the inability of their health systems to deal with the overwhelming number of sick people who needed critical care, African countries such as Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, and Uganda started to take preventive measures in early February 2020 that included lockdowns, flight bans, shutting down educational institutions such as schools and universities, closing international borders, banning public transport, and imposing curfews [10,11].…”

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Race against death or starvation? COVID-19 and its impact on African populations

Kassa

Grace

2020

Public Health Rev

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Background Born in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on global health and economies have been and continue to be devastating. In Africa, its countries grieve for unprecedented burdens of caseloads and mortality due to COVID-19, the virus responsible for the disease. This narrative review aims to establish the scale of the health and economic crisis wrought by the pandemic in Africa, including its impact on the informal economic sector, projections of the effect on national GDP, as well as its political dimensions. Methods Documentary evidence issued between January and 8 August 2020 was sought from the Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Searches of published and unpublished abstracts were also conducted from appropriate websites, government documents, organizational reports, newspaper commentaries, and reports issued by global, regional, and local centers of disease control and prevention. Results The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for a fourfold crisis in Africa: (1) a health crisis: the victimization of frontline healthcare workers and the looming caseload and death tolls with 1.039 million (12%) cases being confirmed and over 22,966 (2.4%) deaths as of 8 August 2020. The highest death toll was recorded in Southern Africa of 11,024 (48%) followed by North Africa with 6,989 (29.2%) deaths; (2) a social crisis: with the violation of human rights, the killing of citizens by security forces and increased crime. This, in turn, exacerbates social inequalities, the breakdown of households, instances of social unrest, and general impoverishment; (3) an economic crisis: manifested by a decline in GDP and mass unemployment; (4) a political crisis: implementation of measures that may not be appropriate for Africa, discrimination of refugees and immigrants, evacuation of citizens to their home countries, resulting in distrust of political leaders and postponement of national elections, and mounting cases of conflicts and unrest. Conclusion Lockdown during the COVID-19 outbreak is a prevention mechanism in affluent countries, in contrast to developing regions such as Africa, where it is a race against death and starvation. Policymakers must apply novel and locally relevant prevention and management strategies to cope with this growing disaster.

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Race against death or starvation? COVID-19 and its impact on African populations

Kassa

Grace

2020

Public Health Rev

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“…As of 5 May 2020, about 212 countries around the world had reported the presence of the disease [2]. In Tanzania, the first case was confirmed on 16 March 2020 [3]. COVID-19 affects individuals from all walks of life regardless of their social-economic status, and thus patients with various conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region are not exceptional.…”

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Oral and maxillofacial surgical services amid COVID-19 pandemic: perspective from Tanzania

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a global pandemic that affects individuals from all walks of life. Considering that the virus can be passed on directly from person to person through respiratory droplets, contact, fomites, and saliva, the oral and maxillofacial surgeons are exposed to COVID-19 in their daily clinical duties. This is because of the nature of their work, which entails working within a short distance from patients' oral cavity and upper airway. As such, there is a need for having locally tailored standard guidelines for managing patients with oral and maxillofacial conditions during the COVID 19 pandemic in Tanzania.

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“…On various dates starting March 2020, East African countries (EAC) confirmed their first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [ [1] , [2] , [3] ]. Among the EAC, Kenya reported the first COVID-19 related death on March 26, 2020 [ 1 ], followed by Tanzania on March 31, 2020 [ 4 ], and Uganda on July 23, 2020 [ 5 ].…”

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Public health challenges posed by delays in obtaining COVID-19 clearance for long-distance truckers across East Africa

Gachohi

Aduda

Thuo

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Global Epidemiology

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The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Tanzania: recommendations based on lesson learned from China

Cited by 50 publications

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Race against death or starvation? COVID-19 and its impact on African populations

Race against death or starvation? COVID-19 and its impact on African populations

Oral and maxillofacial surgical services amid COVID-19 pandemic: perspective from Tanzania

Public health challenges posed by delays in obtaining COVID-19 clearance for long-distance truckers across East Africa

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