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Tanzania president criticised over coronavirus handling
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Tanzania's President John Magufuli has been criticised for his government's approach to the coronavirus.
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(Picture: Vendors clean tomatoes on Mabibo Street without without wearing masks despite the confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 16, 2020. Credit: Photo by ERICKY BONIPHACE via Getty Images)
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