Tanzania president dies, rejects vaccine against coronavirus if eating ginger

President John Magupuli (pictured) of Tanzania, East Africa, who had not appeared on the official seats for the past 15 days, died on the 17th. 62 years old. Foreign media such as the New York Times (NYT) raised suspicion that the Tanzanian opposition was killed due to a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), but the Tanzanian government reported on the day that the death of the president was a heart disease.

The opinion of Magu Pulley’s health was raised several weeks ago. Reuters reported on the 12th, citing local reports, that there are claims that Magu Pulley was in critical condition from Corona 19 and left overseas to receive treatment. Local media’The Citizen’ reported on the 15th that four people were arrested for spreading false information about the president’s health on social media.

The reason the Tanzanian government responded so sensitively was because Magupuli refused to introduce and inoculate a vaccine, claiming that “Corona 19 is a demon and a vaccine is a conspiracy made up by the West.” The Associated Press reported in February that the country’s Ministry of Health insisted that “the vaccine’s efficacy has not been verified and that Tanzania is currently safe.” It has been five days since Magupuli instructed the Ministry of Health not to rush vaccinations, saying, “Tanzania should not be degraded as a vaccine test target.” This means that the Ministry of Health gave priority to the presidential order over science.

According to foreign media, in April of last year, Magupuli ordered all the people to pray for three days, saying that the epidemic could be prevented with the power of religion. In May, it was the recommendation of the President of Madagascar, and ordered that the confirmed patients be treated with natural drugs made from medicinal herbs. The Washington Post (WP) reported on the 18th of last month that after Magu Pulley and the Ministry of Health claimed that a tonic made from ginger helped prevent Corona 19, ginger accumulated at every street vendor.

Tanzania stopped counting after announcing that there were 509 confirmed corona19 and 21 deaths in April of last year, the fact is unknown. However, the situation is observed to be serious, such as the fact that a famous politician in the country died in a month after confirmation in February.

Reporter Kim Sun-mi [email protected]