{"id":16315,"date":"2020-07-21T07:50:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T04:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=16315"},"modified":"2020-07-21T07:50:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T04:50:55","slug":"president-magufuli-declares-tanzania-free-from-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/21\/president-magufuli-declares-tanzania-free-from-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"President Magufuli Declares Tanzania Free From COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Citizen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President John Magufuli on Monday July 20, declared Tanzania `coronavirus-free&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We decided to pray to God to save us from the coronavirus (Covid-19). 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