Tanzanian President John Magufuli died of heart disease, the Eastern African country said Wednesday, despite speculation that he had contracted the novel coronavirus. He was 61.A prominent coronavirus sceptic, Magufuli had not been seen in public since last month, leading to comments that he suffered from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus, and had left the country for treatment abroad.But Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the president died on Wednesday at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, where he was getting treatment, according to Reuters.Born in 1959, Magufuli, a fo…READ FULL ARTICLE
