DONALD TRUMP (73)
The American president has been handling the crisis badly, by most accounts.
The US has more than 1,5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, with a death toll of over 90 000 – the highest in the world.
Trump was slow to enforce a lockdown and quick to push for reopening the economy.
He’s been blasted by scientists, medics and other world leaders. Even former president Barack Obama said the US government’s response has been “an absolute chaotic disaster”.
From the outset, Trump downplayed the danger of the virus, reassuring Americans “it’s something we have tremendous control over”.
He’s gone from denial to blame to sugges ting household disinfectant as a treatment to touting an antimalaria drug as a cure, all against the advice of experts.
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JOHN MAGUFULI (60)
While most countries were going into lockdown and banning large gatherings, the Tanzanian president urged his citizens to keep going to churches and mosques.
“Corona is the devil and it cannot survive in the body of Jesus,” he said.
The president’s instruction to pray it away hasn’t worked. So far there have been 21 coronavirus-related deaths and 509 infections, with the numbers spiking.
According to Magufuli, the sharp rise of Covid-19 cases is due to faulty test kits.
JAIR BOLSONARO (65)
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