Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, over 4000 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 58 million lives since the year 2000. In Zimbabwe it is estimated that about 30,000 people fall ill of TB each year and about 4,600 of these, die.

23 March 2020 — Seventeen (17) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the total to thirty-six (36).
•    Nine (9) travelers from Dubai, UAE 
•    Three (3) travelers from Kenya. 
•    Two (2) travelers from USA. 
•    One (1) traveler from Qatar.
•    One (1) traveler from India.
•    One (1) contact from a previously confirmed positive case, identified through tracing.  

17 March 2020 — One( 1) additional coronavirus case was identified through positive tests today, bringing the confirmed total to seven (8). 
• A Burundian, 35, who arrived in Rwanda on 15 March 2020 from Dubai. UAE, in transit to Bujumbura, Burundi, was detected by airport medical screening personnel based on symptoms, and he was then tested.

All confirmed coronavirus patients remain under treatment in stable condition, isolated from other patients. The tracing of all contacts has been conducted for further management. 

22 March 2020---Two (2) new coronavirus cases were identified today, bringing the total to nineteen (19).
• A Rwandan man, 32, who arrived from Dubai, UAE, on 19 March 2020.
• A Rwandan man, 34, who arrived from Dubai, UAE, on 20 March 2020.

All patients remain under treatment in stable condition, isolated from other patients. The tracing of all contacts has been conducted for further management.

15 March 2020--Four additional CoVID_19 cases were identified through positive tests today, bringing the confirmed total to five.
A 34-years-old Rwandan man who arrived from South Sudan on 6 March 2020.
His brother, a 36-years-old Rwandan who arrived from Fiji via USA and Qatar on 8 March 2020.
A 30-years-old Rwandan man in Kigali with no recent travel history.
A 22-years-old man with Ugandan nationality who arrived in Rwanda from London on 15 March 2020.

20 March 2020 — Six (6) new CoVID_19 cases were identified today, bringing the confirmed total to seventeen(17).
•    A French woman, 30, whose domestic partner was previously confirmed positive, along with their son, aged 10 months.
•    A Rwandan man, 32, who arrived from Dubai, UAE, on 19 March 2020. His symptoms were detected by airport screening upon arrival and he was then tested. 
•    A Swedish man,26, who arrived from Sweden on 3 March 2020 and reported symptoms on 18 March 2020.

18 March 2020---Three (3) additional coronavirus case were identified through a positive test today, bringing the confirmed total to eleven (11).
• An Indian woman, 37, who arrived in Rwanda on 8 March 2020 from Mumbai, India. She is the spouse of a previously confirmed positive case.
• A Rwandan man, 26, without recent travel history.
• A Rwandan man, 45, who arrived on 16 March 2020 from Belgium via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

16 March 2020 — Two (2) additional coronavirus cases were identified through positive tests today, bringing the confirmed total to seven (7).
• A Rwandan woman, 32, whose husband is a confirmed coronavirus patient with recent travel history in Fiji, USA and Qatar.
• A German man, 61, who arrived in Rwanda on 13 March 2020 from Germany via Istanbul without symptoms. He developed a cough and went to a health facility on 15 March 2020.

21 March 2020 — No new coronavirus cases were identified today. The confirmed total remains to eleven (17). 

All confirmed coronavirus patients remain under treatment in stable condition, isolated from other patients. The tracing of all contacts has been conducted for further management.

Anyone who arrived within the past two weeks is required to self-quarantine for 14 days from the date of arrival and follow all self-isolation guidelines from the Ministry of Health. These requirements will be strictly enforced.

Maputo - 22, March 2020 - Professor Dr. Armindo Tiago, Minister of Health of Mozambique, has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19. The patient is a 75 years old male that recently returned from United Kingdom (UK) on 20 March 2020. The patient is believed to have contracted the virus in United Kingdom.