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Magufuli asks Tanzanians to fast for 3 days to defeat COVID-19

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For months the government has insisted the Covid-19 pandemic was under control and encouraged the use of herbal remedies.
President Magufuli made the comments on Friday at the funeral of his chief secretary, John Kijazi. [PHOTO | FILE]
Late Tanzania's President John Pombe Magufuli. [PHOTO | FILE]

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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has termed the Covid-19 pandemic as a “test from God” and called for three days of prayers and fasting to overcome it.

He said we won against the virus last year and we will against it this year.

President Magufuli made the comments on Friday at the funeral of his chief secretary, John Kijazi, who died of an undisclosed illness while undergoing treatment.

The government spokesperson tweeted the president’s comments:

Quote Message: “It is possible this is another test but with God we will win. Let’s not scare each other because we will not overcome. It’s possible we have offended God or we’re being tested and I’m urging that we stand by God.”

“It is possible this is another test but with God we will win. Let’s not scare each other because we will not overcome. It’s possible we have offended God or we’re being tested and I’m urging that we stand by God.”

“I ask you Tanzanians if we have slipped let’s continue praying to God and fasting from today, tomorrow and the day after. Religious leaders continue encouraging prayers, we will win. God cannot forsake this nation.”

For months the government has insisted the Covid-19 pandemic was under control and encouraged the use of herbal remedies.

The vice-president of Tanzania’s semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar, Seif Sharif Hamad, died on Wednesday – nearly three weeks after his party said he had contracted Covid-19.

He was the most prominent political figure in Tanzania to have openly declared that he had Covid-19.

The government has not published data on coronavirus for months.

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