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Tanzanians have been skeptical of the government’s assurance that the crisis was not serious.
The United States embassy in Tanzania warned that there is a risk of “exponential growth” in Covid-19 cases in the country at a time when the government is not publishing data on new cases.
He added that the risk of contracting the virus in the largest city, Dar es Salaam, was “extremely high.”
President John Magufuli accused local health officials of exaggerating the health crisis.
On April 29, the last day the official data was released, there were 509 cases.
Of these, 21 people died.
While Tanzanian authorities have downplayed the scope of the pandemic, videos of night burials shared on social media have led some to question the government’s approach.
President Magufuli has been widely criticized for refusing to order the closure of churches and mosques and for saying that prayers “can beat” the virus.
Last week, President Magufuli revealed that he secretly had animal and fruit samples analyzed in the national health laboratory for the coronavirus and that a papaya (paw leg), a quail bird and a goat yielded positive results.
Later he closed the laboratory and suspended his head.
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Some churches have suspended services, but many are still full on Sundays.
The President of Tanzania is among several African leaders who have received orders for an herbal tonic promoted by the President of Madagascar as a cure for Covid-19.
But the World Health Organization has warned against the use of unproven medications.
What did the embassy of the United States say?
The declaration of the embassy of EE. USA He advised Americans living in Tanzania to stay home and limit interactions with people other than those with whom they live.
He went on to state that hospitals in Dar es Salaam are overwhelmed and warned that due to the limited capacity of the health system in the country, patients may face life-threatening delays in medical care.
The BBC asked the embassy to share its evidence, but it was forwarded to the Tanzanian ministry of health.
More than four million people worldwide have contracted coronavirus, and the United States. USA They have the highest number of infections, at least 1.3 million, according to John Hopkins University.
The director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The US, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday that the death toll in the US USA It was probably higher than the official figure of 80,000.
What is said in Tanzania?
Government spokesman Hassan Abbasi told the BBC that he “had no comment” in response to the statement from the United States embassy.
Authorities have previously rejected allegations that the government was operating in secrecy and denial.
“The claims that Tanzania has wavered and isolated itself in the fight against Covid-19 are not true because Tanzania has provided leadership in the economic bloc of the South African countries (Sadc), which presides over the country, and has continued to do so with respect and all necessary efforts, “said Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi.
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John Magufuli (R) was one of the first leaders to do the “Wuhan shake”
However, a prominent Tanzanian opposition leader accused Magufuli, who missed a key East African leaders meeting to address the coronavirus crisis on Tuesday, of making the country an “outcast.”
Zitto Kabwe accused the president of “practicing harmful policies” that would lead Tanzania to “unlimited economic and health challenges.”
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Several parliamentarians from the main opposition party, Chadema, have boycotted the parliamentary sessions because they fear contracting the virus.
The party said it ordered its members to be quarantined after the deaths of three MPs in April, although the deaths have not been linked to the coronavirus.
