She will inherit a country of 58 million people whose economy has been slowed by Covid-19, a pandemic her predecessor downplayed and who questioned the efficacy of vaccines produced to combat it. In a statement, the presidency said Hassan would address the nation after being sworn in and hold a cabinet meeting.
Magufuli's absence since Feb. 27 had fuelled speculation about his health and sparked rumours he had contracted Covid-19, although officials had denied he was ill. Described as a soft-spoken consensus-builder, Hassan will also be the country's first president born in Zanzibar, the archipelago that forms part of the union of the Republic of Tanzania.
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