President John Magufuli has declared Tanzania a coronavirus free country all thanks to the consistent prayers by members of the country.
“The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma.
According to the data, April 29 was the last day there was a recorded case with already existing 509 cases with 21 deaths, however the president stated that only four patients were receiving treatments in the largest city, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania last week.
Tanzania’s government dismissed a US embassy’s warning that hospitals in Dar es Salaam were “overwhelmed” and that the chances of contracting the virus was “extremely high” , however Mr Magufuli has repeatedly said the health crisis has been exaggerated and urged people to attend services in churches and mosques, saying that prayers “can heal ” the virus.
“I want to thank Tanzanians of all faiths. We have been praying and fasting for God to save us from the pandemic that has afflicted our country and the world. But God has answered us
and I’m certain that many Tanzanians believe that the corona disease has been eliminated by God,” he told worshippers on Sunday in Dodoma.
The Tanzanian president is among several African leaders who have received orders for a herbal tonic touted by the president of Madagascar as a cure for Covid-19. It is unclear if it has been given to patients in Tanzania. However WHO has urged people not to use unproven medication because there is no scientific proof that the tonic works.
