President John Magufuli of Tanzania on Monday June 8, declared the East African nation “coronavirus-free”.
The President who attributed the claimed success over the worldwide pandemic to prayers and fasting that the individuals of Tanzania offered to God, additionally recommended the priest and worshippers for not wearing gloves and masks to protect themselves from the virus.
Magufuli mentioned; “It gives me joy to be the leader of a country that puts God first, God loves Tanzania.
“The works of the devil will always be defeated in Tanzania because Tanzanians love God and that is why even the corona has been defeated by God.”
That is coming after the World Health Group (WHO) expressed concern over the government’s strategy on the pandemic which includes not publishing information on the number of Coronavirus cases in the nation.
As at April 29 when the last official data was released, 509 cases and 21 deaths had been recorded in Tanzania.
BBC reported that Mr Magufuli had mentioned last week that solely 4 patients have been receiving treatment within the largest metropolis, Dar es Salaam.
He additionally dismissed a US embassy warning that hospitals in Dar es Salaam were “overwhelmed” and that the possibilities of contracting the virus was “extremely high”.
Kenya closed its borders with Tanzania and Somalia resulting from rising cases of imported COVID-19 cases.
