NAIROBI — The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday appealed to Tanzania to take “robust action” to combat Covid-19 in the country, where the president has long played down the virus.
President John Magufuli has claimed coronavirus has been has fended off by prayer in Tanzania, and refused to take measures to curb its spread.
But a recent spate of deaths attributed to pneumonia has struck both members of the public and government officials.
And Magufuli on Friday appeared to admit the coronavirus was circulating in his country after months of denial.
WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a number of Tanzanians traveling to neighboring countries and …
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