John Magufuli (right) greets opposition politician Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad with a foot tap in March last year. It was one of the few public measures he took in response to the coronavirus. Photo: Tanzanian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The regional newspaper, The East African, displays a map showing COVID-19 statistics in Africa, with no data from Tanzania. Photo: Luke Dray/Getty Images
President Samia Suluhu Hassan attends the funeral of her predecessor last month. Photo: Luke Dray/Getty Images
People wash their hands outside the entrance to Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam in March last year after the country's first COVID case was announced. Photo: ERICKY BONIPHACE/AFP via Getty Images
A woman leaves a steam inhalation booth in Das es Salaam. Photo: ERICKY BONIPHACE/AFP via Getty Images