This archive report was first published on 15 June 2021.
On June 14, 2021, Burundi announced the reopening of its Kobero-Kabanga border with Tanzania, which was closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
According to Jean Baptiste Nzorironkankuze, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Public Health, travellers are expected to self-quarantine at their homes or a hotel of their choice for 24 hours waiting test results through their e-mails.
‘Quarantine for all travellers, and all mandatory quarantines countrywide now have been suspended but the travellers are expected to self-quarantine at their homes or a hotel of their choice for 24 hours waiting test results through their e-mails,’ he said.
The border of Kobero and Mugina is now open for travellers and they will have to test for Covid-19 as well before continuing their travels.
Kobero is the busiest border for Burundi which many traders use as the central corridor to import or export goods to and from Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam port.
Earlier this year, Burundi announced the closure of its maritime and land borders on January 11 after the country recorded its highest number of Covid-19 cases in 48 hours.
Since the first case was reported in the country, Burundi has recorded a total of 5,026 positive cases of coronavirus out of 339,919 people tested.
