Dar es Salaam — The Tanzanian government says more than 45 strategies are underway in efforts to flatten the curve of coronavirus spread in the country.
Speaking on May 14, 2020, during the sixth edition of the Mwananchi Thought Leadership Forum (MTLF) under the theme ‘Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond’ Dr Hassan Abbasi, Chief government spokesperson said that the plans will be implemented from national to community levels.
He said that there were three special committees set to coordinate the battle against the virus spread.
“We have three special committees, one which deals with both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar is headed by the Prime Minister.
Dr Abbasi, who doubles as the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports said that there is an executive secretariat committee that consists of between 7-9 secretaries.
“Another committee, consisting of health experts, is responsible for advising the two committees. We are also focusing on both national and community guidelines to reduce the spread of the disease,” he said.
