Burundi First Lady Is Rushed To Nairobi After Contracting Coronavirus As Gov’t Is Accused Of Covering Up COVID-19 Deaths
By Elite Reporter
There is untold fear in Bujumbura after the First Lady
was rushed airlifted to Nairobi, Kenya,
on Friday, after reportedly contracting the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19).
First lady Denise Bucumi was flown out of Burundi on a
Pilatus plane by the AMREF air ambulance service, according to a source at the
Melchior Airport in Bujumbura.
A high-ranking government official, speaking on
condition of anonymity, told AFP that Bucumi had gone to Nairobi “for treatment
as she caught the Coronavirus”.
This was confirmed by a source in the presidency, also
asking not to be named.
However a separate source in the presidency denied it
and said she was going for an “endoscopic ulcer exam”.
In Kenya, a source at the health ministry, requesting
not to be named, sai...