🇹🇿 Will John Magufuli's COVID-free claim lead to deaths in Tanzania? | The Stream

In Tanzania, the deaths of government officials along with a sharp rise in pneumonia cases have fueled existing speculation that the country's COVID-19 statistics are being kept under wraps.

Tanzania's health institutions have not reported a single case of coronavirus since last April. According to a Reuters news agency tally, death tolls across the African continent are rising as several countries suffer a second wave of coronavirus, but there are no immediate plans to vaccinate Tanzanians. Instead, President John Magufuli has encouraged citizens to pray and rely on traditional remedies for disease prevention.

In this episode of The Stream, we'll discuss what Tanzania's alleged COVID denial could mean for its citizens and neighbouring countries' efforts to stop the pandemic.

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[aljazeeraenglish]

Thanks for watching everyone. Tell us what you think in the comments below.

[jamaicaway]

I saw people from Tanzania and they look good to me

[SD-cqiw]

Have in Tanzania many friends. They are living there for many months. No sick people there as they claim.

[katalincatchpolenefister]

Propaganda TV full of lies as usual!!!

[tanzanear]

I can answer.
I live in Tanzania. We have best food clean air and social happiness.
Not to mention this place is paradise.
Contact me for help getting here

[Crytisto]

They are trying to bring Tanzania down like Libya. It’s funny how all the guests are speaking outside of Tanzania lol.

[infinitelove]

Do we actually want governments to enforce the washing of hands and proper hygiene measures? Where are the flu numbers? Stop making people look childish. Stand strong Tanzania!!

[dyeonhament]

Lies I am in Tanzania right now and everything is fine

[sitamgeta]

I'm in Tanzania and i have just died from Covid-19. I am now on my way to rest in peace.

[theonly]

Leave President Magafuli alone, We Africans appreciate his leadership. ❤️❤️🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[josephkhoza]

She doesn’t sound Tanzanian, you should interview Tanzanians living in Tanzania....Propaganda

[spitfiremusicproducer]

Long life to President MAGUFULI long life TANZANIA

[malumbeshichilenge]

Rubbish! I go to Tanzania everyday for trade from Zambia in Nakonde people are super fine there stop lying to the world, how do you get people who don't live there to speak on the matter!

[fimbo]

I know Tanzania, there would be no repercussions...😂 stop demonising a good country

[HumanBeing-pjhm]

Aljazeera your brand is uniquely great and you have a reputation as an International media outlet that reports with objectivity in hand; but I am surprised of your choice of information sources in this live stream; all of your sources do not live in Tanzania. The real situation in Tanzania AFA COVID is concerned is well known by those who apparently live in Tanzania. Was it difficult to find someone in Dar es Salaam from whom you'd receive real-time info? Mnafeli nyinyi!!

[mashakakalamba]

Aljazera: Please make you're interviews with Tanzanians who are in Tanzania for perfect information. We are close to 55 million Tanzanians in Tanzania.

[worldpeace]

The presidents approach actually makes me want to go live there... whatever course hes taking he is not submitting to the current worlds dictatorship and he is not bending the knee to them.

[machaggechacha]

The speaker is not Tanzanian and she is lying about everything.

[learningtime]

May The Most High Tata NZambe smite all those attacking the Tanzanian President Magufuli!!

[edwingideon]

Tanzania is free country, Tanzanian we are not sellout like Kenyan and Nigeria and the most of African country... just mind your own business... in America you die more than all Africa in total... Tanzania is the best country in the world... Magufuli is the most educated president in the world...