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A senior politician has sparked disbelief among Tanzanians by saying that coronavirus has "ended" and calling on the public to celebrate in the streets on Sunday.
Paul Makonda, who is regional commissioner of the country's biggest city Dar es Salaam, even told residents which shops had 80%-off sales so they could buy new clothes to look their best as they party.
His announcement that transmission of the virus has ended is not backed by any available data.
In recent days the US embassy in Tanzania warned that many hospitals in the city had been "overwhelmed" while the opposition ACT-Wazalendo disputed claims that infection rates are falling, accusing the government of "broadcasting a select few statistics".
More than a month has passed since the health ministry last provided a full list of new cases and deaths.
President John Magufuli, meanwhile, insists there is a decline and has urged Tanzanians to take part in three days of prayer from Friday to Sunday to unite in gratitude.
Many members of the public are worried about Mr Makonda's call to celebrate because they know social distancing won't be respected.
According to the latest available data, there have been 509 confirmed coronavirus cases and 21 deaths in Tanzania.
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Dozens of human rights organisations from around the world have signed an open letter to the Egyptian authorities calling for a full investigation into the death of a young filmmaker in a maximum security prison.
Shady Habash was 24 when he died earlier this month, and had already been detained without trial for more than two years.
He was acccused of spreading fake news and belonging to an illegal organisation over a music video that made fun of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Officials say Habash died after drinking hand sanitiser by mistake but the letter's authors question this account.
They urge Egypt to release all artists and writers in pre-trial detention which they say violates international treaties Egypt has signed.
NEW: In a letter, PEN America and 60 other organizations call on the Egyptian government to fully investigate the death in custody earlier this spring of filmmaker Shady Habash. He was held 793 days in pre-trial detention before his death. pen.org/press-release/…
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