Burundi: Situation Report (26 Feb 2021)
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Burundi reclassified by WHO Africa as a country with moderate community transmission of Covid-19
Can the cycle of recurrent food insecurity among the population of Busoni, Kirundo, Bugabira and Ntega be reversed?
Over 6,000 patients suffer from ulcer wounds in the province of Muyinga
Humanitarian actors warn about the risks of flooding and population displacement during the main rainy season
Nearly 5.5% of 889 Burundians people expelled from Tanzania tested positive for Covid-19
Burundi reclassified by WHO Africa as a country with moderate community transmission of Covid-19
According to the official Government figures, between 31 March 2020 and 11 March 2021, 2,441 people were tested Covid-19 positive in Burundi out of 162,131 tests conducted with three recorded deaths. Out of the confirmed cases, 562 cases were imported (23.02 per cent) while 1,879 cases were locally transmitted (76.89 per cent), confirming community transmission of Covid-19 in Burundi. In view of the current evolution of the epidemiological situation, which is characterized by a significant resurgence of new cases, particularly in terms of community transmission, Burundi has been reclassified by the WHO Regional Office for Africa from the category of countries with “community transmission of low incidence” to the category of countries with “community transmission of moderate incidence.”