With due respect to all the mourners, I think the association of heart disease (vs Covid-19) with Dr Magufuli’s death will unfortunately encourage Tanzanians to continue sticking to the status quo and not follow WHO recommended guidance regarding masks, social distancing, vaccines, etc.
For the sake of saving potentially thousands of Tanzanian lives, it may be advisable for the new administration to associate Covid-19 (even if not true) with his death just to bring a healthy dose of reality/awareness in the public and have a better chance of controlling the spread of Covid-19 in Tanzania.
Along those lines, it is crucial that the new president and top associates will lead by example especially when addressing the public (wearing masks, social distancing, taking vaccines, etc). Likewise, science will have to be relied upon and off-the-cuff solutions to combat Covid-19 like nationwide 3-day prayers or steam baths will not be taken too seriously. After all, the rest of the world are not fools for relying on science and bending over backward to fight Covid-19.
Just my sincere observation/suggestion, trying to help – no offense intended.
