{"id":15614,"date":"2020-04-02T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=15614"},"modified":"2020-04-02T08:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T08:40:00","slug":"citizens-concerned-over-covid-19-outbreak-in-burundi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/citizens-concerned-over-covid-19-outbreak-in-burundi\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens concerned over COVID-19 outbreak in Burundi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some citizens of Bujumbura city live in fear since they heard the outbreak of COVID-19 in Burundi, this March 31. \u201cWe don\u2019t have any other choice than abiding by the hygienic measures,\u201d says a taxi-driver met in Mukaza commune in Bujumbura city. He also says the government should impose other measures intended to improve the social distancing. \u201cThis is a serious virus that affects many people in a very short time\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9431\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9431\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9431 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Population-de-Bujumbura.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Population-de-Bujumbura.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Population-de-Bujumbura-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Population-de-Bujumbura-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Population-de-Bujumbura-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some Bujumbura citizens live in fear after COVID-19 outbreak in Burundi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another citizen says the quarantine decision should be well controlled. \u201cIf the first two cases of COVID-19 concern two people who previously traveled to infected countries, surely, they are other people who have been in contact with them. There is a need to make a serious follow-up,\u201d he says. He also urges the government to look for humanitarian assistance in any case of a critical situation. \u201cWe live in dire condition. If there is no improvement, the government will have to support us,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>On 31 March, Thadd\u00e9e Ndikumana, the Minister of Public Health announced that the two men aged 56 and 42 are both Burundians residing in Bujumbura city. He said the two nationals had previously travelled to Rwanda and Dubai and were hospitalized at BUMEREC..<\/p>\n<p>Gaston Sindimwo, the First Deputy President calls on all residents not to panic. \u201cThis should worsen the situation. We must abide by the hygienic measures to counter COVID-19,\u201d he told Radio Isanganiro journalist. He also exhorts the security forces to respect the decision of closing the borders to protect the country. Sindimwo also urges people who have been in contact with the two men infected by the virus to go to hospital for consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some citizens of Bujumbura city live in fear since they heard the outbreak of COVID-19 in Burundi, this March 31. \u201cWe don\u2019t have any other choice than abiding by the hygienic measures,\u201d says a taxi-driver met in Mukaza commune in Bujumbura city. 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