EAC calls for a coordinated approach on Covid-19

The EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki

The EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki wants Covid-19 testing charges and quarantine administrative procedures harmonised across the region. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Luke Anami

Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The East African Community wants a coordinated approach by all partner states in combating Covid-19.
  • The EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki wants Covid-19 testing charges and quarantine administrative procedures harmonised across the region. 
  • Currently each partner state has put in place different Covid-19 response regimes, which have proved costly to business and travellers.


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