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Nairobi (Kenya), Mar 17 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Daniel Irungu).- Kenyan newspapers' front pages highlighted the death of Tanzania's president John Magufuli, who unexpectedly died of a heart ailment at the age of 61 on Thursday. Magufuli was a coronavirus denier who discouraged the use of masks and even said that the country was protected from this disease by divine intervention. FOOTAGE OF NEWSPAPERS IN NAIROBI.
Minnesota state Sen. Jerry Relph died Friday of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. He was 76. He was the main author of a bipartisan bill in March that provided emergency funding for combating COVID-19 in the state. CNN reports Sen. Relph had represented the St. Cloud area. He had tested positive for the disease on November 13th. He was exposed to the virus at the Minnesota State Capitol. He is survived by his wife, Pegi Broker-Relph, who says that her husband loved serving the people of St. Cloud and 'cherished every minute of it.'
The mayor of Austin, Texas, told his constituents on a video call last month to 'stay home' and avoid unnecessary travel. The message was a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the city and across Texas, as COVID-19 patients are already overwhelming hospitals. But according to Business Insider, Mayor Steve Adler, a Democrat, neglected to mention where he was when he filmed the public service announcement. In fact, he was speaking from a timeshare in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to which he'd flown on a private jet shared with eight other family members and guests. The day before the flight, Adler had hosted a wedding for his daughter, with 20 attending. As of Wednesday, more than 13.8 million Americans have tested positive for coronavirus and over 272,400 have died. Texas is the second worst-hit state in the US. It's surpassed 1.25 million cases and 22,100 deaths.
The South Dakota Department of Health on Saturday reported 54 new deaths from COVID-19. According to Business Insider, the number surpassed the state's previous record death total of 53. But that didn't stop South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem from tweeting state residents and encouraging them to go shopping. The GOP governor has refused to issue a statewide mask mandate. She has also disputed science and calls to enact stricter measures to contain the virus in the state.
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