By The EastAfrican More by this AuthorPresident John Magufuli has said there will be no lockdown and asked Tanzanians to pray for three days starting Friday. “Today for the Muslims who have already begun, tomorrow the Seventh Day Adventists who pray on Saturdays and on Sunday for Christians,” he said. May I ask religious leaders just as you have been doing, keep insisting in prayers. President Magufuli had declared the country to be coronavirus-free in April and ordered full re-opening of borders and economic activities, saying God had answered the country's prayers. Tanzania last posted coronavirus updates on April 29 when the national caseload stood at 509 with 21 deaths and 183 recoveries.

Source: Daily Nation February 19, 2021 11:44 UTC