Pombe Magufuli: ‘We’ll pray for Coronavirus to end’

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has ruled out putting the East African nation under lockdown to contain Covid-19.

Magufuli has instead asked the public, clergy to pray for 3 days in fight against the virus.

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Tanzania had played down the threat of the coronavirus, which President Magufuli claims had been fended off by prayer.

President John Magufuli declared Tanzania free of the COVID-19 pandemic last year and has maintained that stance since; even as hospitals fill up and funerals proliferate, Magufuli and his government have continued to behave as if the country has been untouched by the pandemic.

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli.

Magufuli has further warned the country’s health ministry against rushing into embracing the Covid-19 vaccines promoted by foreign companies and countries.

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Magufuli cast doubt on the global urge to develop Covid-19 vaccine claiming that little has been done to help cure other diseases like tuberculosis, HIV-Aids, malaria among other infections.

“You should stand firm. Vaccinations are dangerous. If the white man was able to come up with vaccinations, he should have found a vaccination for Aids by now; he would have found a vaccination of tuberculosis by now; he would have found a vaccination for malaria by now; he would have found a vaccination for cancer by now,” he said.

“The Health ministry must know that not every vaccination is meaningful to our nation. Tanzanians must be mindful so that we are not used for trials of some doubtful vaccinations which can have serious repercussions on our health,” he added.