Believers pray without taking social distancing during a Palm Sunday mass at the Full Gospel Bible Fellowship Church in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 5, 2020. In a statement, Mr Kitima said the deaths occurred between mid-December and February in different parts of the country. He said TEC president, Gervas Nyaisonga, had already distributed guidelines to bishops of various dioceses on measures to protect themselves against Covid while providing services. While speaking at Amb Kijazi’s funeral last month, President John Magufuli appeared to acknowledge that Covid-19 was circulating in Tanzania. He has previously downplayed the virus and said that prayer had rid the country of the pandemic.

Source: Daily Nation March 03, 2021 13:30 UTC