Tanzania has been hit with a different kind of virus as a local medical officer has noticed that some patients were vomiting blood and suffering from stomach issues and she went on to report that a new epidemic may have merged but the hospital went further and suspended said officer as she was causing unnecessary panic among residents.
This mystery disease has killed up to 15 people in Tanzania as reported on Monday. The local medical officer that identified this new epidemic and reported is Felista Kisandu has been suspended for a period 10 days. There 50 people affected from this mystery disease.
Kisandu who has been serving as the chief medical officer for the Chunya district went on to explain the symptoms of the disease stating that most of the patients threw up blood in their bile and was writing around with unbearable stomach pains.
Blood samples have been taken from the victims and are now apparently being examined by a top government chemist when the Health Minister of Tanzania basically brushed off Kisandu’s concerns and then proceeded to suspend her.
Concerns, however, are still mounting, especially in light of the COVID pandemic, as this is not the first time a government has downplayed the seriousness of an illness.
