Published 2 years ago

Ready or not? Africa and the coronavirus

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More than 28,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus in China. The virus has spread to 24 countries, including Kenya and South Africa. Kenya has banned flights to China, but does not have test kits to detect the virus. The WHO has declared a global health emergency over the outbreak.

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Ready or not? Africa and the coronavirus

Africa has so far escaped the spread of the coronavirus, which first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan on 31 December, and has now gone on to infect more than 28,000 people and kill over 560 people, the vast majority in China. That surge in cases is causing deep unease in countries like Kenya, which have strong commercial ties to China, but, like many other developing nations, have only limited health and surveillance

2 years ago·Geneva, Switzerland

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