Let this sink in—
A national leader who was a #COVID19 denier who was also dangerously anti-mask, anti-vax, refused to report cases/deaths to the WHO, and pushed unproven therapies, including just praying it away—
...has just died [of likely COVID].
True story. #JohnMagufuli
A national leader who was a #COVID19 denier who was also dangerously anti-mask, anti-vax, refused to report cases/deaths to the WHO, and pushed unproven therapies, including just praying it away—
...has just died [of likely COVID].
True story. #JohnMagufuli
2) Magufuli was one of Africa's most prominent Covid skeptics. Magufuli dismissed the seriousness of #COVID19 in Tanzania, urging citizens to "pray coronavirus away," believing the "satanic virus can't live in the body of Jesus Christ,"
google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…
google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…
3) “he claimed his country had eradicated coronavirus "by the grace of God," questioned the safety of foreign Covid-19 vaccines and made no plan to procure any shots for his country, instead pushing for the use of herbal medicine & steam treatments.”
(Sound familiar? Bleach?)
(Sound familiar? Bleach?)
4) “Tanzania hasn't reported Covid-19 figures since April 2020, prompting WHO to call for Tanzania to publish data on the coronavirus and ramp up public health measures.
Last month, the US Embassy in Dar es Salaam warned that Covid-19 cases had been surging since January.
Last month, the US Embassy in Dar es Salaam warned that Covid-19 cases had been surging since January.
5) The last 16 seconds are gold... so here it is again...
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