information according to snopes
In early May 2020, as the reported number of people infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus disease worldwide exceeded 1.2 million, people suspicious of the news media and politicians’ portrayal of the pandemic began widely sharing social media posts that claimed Tanzania President John Magufuli sent non-human samples to a COVID-19 testing lab and they came back positive.
In response to this the Tanzania President John Magufuli secretly sent test from a goat, quail, and fruit. These test came back positive for the virus. President John Magufuli then went on to say “Something is going on” something we all have been saying since the start of this “pandemic”
Many people questioned this stating that it has made them confused and more afraid that now people will refuse testing. The people are afraid that the test carry the virus and that is why the fruit tested positive. This could cause a global drop and testing numbers.