Foreigners visiting Tanzania will no longer be quarantined- Health Ministry

The Health Ministry has said foreigners visiting Tanzania will no longer be subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

Recall that the quarantine requirement was introduced last month for foreigners to help prevent importation of COVID-19 into the country.

New guidelines released by officials on Monday now require travellers to simply be screened for symptoms at the point of entry.

“All travellers are required to truthfully fill out Traveller’s Surveillance Form available on-board or in any other transport means and submit it to Port Health Authorities upon arrival,” read part of the ministry’s statement.

Foreigners and residents alike are still be expected to observe hand hygiene, wear masks and maintain social distancing.

The move to relax travel restrictions has been interpreted as a gesture by the government to show that the spread of the epidemic is under control, MyNigeria.com gathered.

Opposition party ACT-Wazalendo has said that infections and deaths in the country were rising.