Coronavirus Pandemic: Tanzanian’s Approach in Legal Perspectives
Abstract:The coronavirus pandemic in recent times took the whole world by surprise despite the advancement in science and internet technology. The disease originated in the remote region of Wuhan, China, and within a minor time frame became a pandemic, which returned to become a nightmare for the international community. The coronavirus demonstrates how vulnerable the health sectors of both the developed and developing worlds are. It indicates the unpreparedness of the international institutions and regional institutions to safeguard the ugly health challenges. The remedies to stop the spread are ongoing in different parts of the country to checkmate the continuous spread of the disease. The coronavirus is a disaster for humankind. This is because it has resulted in high death rates and has paralyzed the social, political, and economic lives of people over the world. This paper uses the doctrinal approach to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, focusing on Tanzania's approach through the legal perspectives of Tanzania, a coastal nation in East Africa. The East African Community has put appropriate mechanisms in place to address the problems created by the pandemic. Uganda and Rwanda's efforts were laudable in maintaining sanity in the region on the spread of the pandemic. The approach embraced by Tanzanians, which does not make statistics available to the public, was worrisome, and press censorship negated accountability and transparency, which are the hallmarks of good governance.
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