The Burundi authorities had locked themselves in since the beginning of the pandemic in a policy of denial by ensuring that Burundi, which put “the good Lord” in the first place, was under “divine protection” in the face of the pandemic. To the point of seeing football matches continue normally, or even real human tides participate in the electoral meetings last May.
Is this a consequence of the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza three weeks ago, officially died of cardiac arrest, while concordant sources speak of the coronavirus? The new Burundian president, General Évariste Ndayishimiye, announced that the coronavirus was now the country’s No. 1 public enemy, before calling for general mobilization against the pandemic.
“Since this Wednesday, I have declared the Covid-19 pandemic as the greatest enemy of the Burundian people, because I realize that it has today become its main concern. We therefore pledge to fight this enemy.
To promote cleanliness, the government will subsidize the price of soap at 50% and in provincial capitals, the government will decrease the price per cubic meter of water until this pandemic is overcome in Burundi.
The coronavirus is tested for free, and doctors treat the sick for free. We do not understand why some, among those who have symptoms of coronavirus, refuse to go for treatment to avoid infecting others. If someone refuses in the future to go get tested in such a case, it will mean that they want to infect others voluntarily. He will then be considered a sorcerer and treated as severely as him.
Finally, we are going to put Covid-19 screening teams in all regions of the country, before launching screening campaigns for the entire population wherever cases are reported. ”
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