WHO, in a statement posted on its website, said many African countries were currently using Ebola and Influenza preparedness to step up their COVID-19 response.
COVID-19 cases in Africa have increased from 10,000 to more than 11,900, with 1,586 recoveries and 608 deaths reported in the past two days.
According to WHO, Tanzania has so far recorded 25 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with one death.
The UN health agency said Tanzania was tapping into the skills of health workers already knowledgeable in infectious diseases control, established influenza sentinel surveillance system and redirecting facilities to tackle the new virus.
“When the 10th outbreak erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2018, Tanzania trained 2,400 health workers; training sessions initially planned for Ebola were reviewed to include COVID-19.
“More than 300 of them have now been retrained to join the frontline ranks of the country’s COVID-19 battle.’’
The agency said in regions that had been identified as being at high risk of Ebola, rapid response teams were formed and trained, and authorities identified isolation areas at specific health facilities.
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