Nun praying [Photo: Shutterstock]Sixty nuns and 25 priests have died in Tanzania in the last two months after showing symptoms of coronavirus, the Catholic Church in the East African nation says. The church, which has been outspoken about coronavirus before in one of the few countries in the world not to publish its virus data, warned Tanzanians to take Covid-19 precautions more seriously. Read Also: Magufuli queries Tanzania coronavirus kits after goat testPresident John Magufuli has previously played down the virus - and last month the health minister said that Tanzania had no plans to vaccinate. But Father Charles Kitima, secretary of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) - an official assembly of Catholic bishops - said the Covid-19 threat was alive in Tanzania. This is the second time this year that the church has spoken out about the threat of the pandemic in the country.

Source: Daily Nation March 05, 2021 08:40 UTC