Name: Tanzania’s president Magufuli dies amid Covid rumours
Uploaded: 2021-03-18T20:58:18+00:00
Duration: 2 min 49 s
Description: He was Africa's biggest Covid denier, denouncing vaccines as a western conspiracy and declaring that the virus could be defeated by prayer. Now, Tanzania's president John Magufuli has died at the age of 61, amid rumours that he had contracted the disease.

He was Africa’s biggest Covid denier, denouncing vaccines as a western conspiracy and declaring that the virus could be defeated by prayer. Now, Tanzania’s president John Magufuli has died at the age of 61, amid rumours that he had contracted the disease. His deputy denies the rumour and blames a long-standing heart complaint.