Africa’s battle against COVID-19

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An episode of the The Fight Against COVID-19: What's REALLY Going On podcast, hosted by China Plus, titled "Africa’s battle against COVID-19" was published on April 28, 2020 and runs 10 minutes.

April 28, 2020 ·10m · The Fight Against COVID-19: What's REALLY Going On

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The World Health Organization warns the continent of Africa could become the next epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19 infections have been growing exponentially in recent weeks. Many countries are under lockdown in efforts to curb the spread of the virus. Lockdowns are not new in some of the countries as they have had to use them in the past to fight Ebola and Marburg virus outbreaks. We have experts from both China and South Africa to talk about the current fight against COVID-19 in Africa.

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The World Health Organization warns the continent of Africa could become the next epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19 infections have been growing exponentially in recent weeks. Many countries are under lockdown in efforts to curb the spread of the virus. Lockdowns are not new in some of the countries as they have had to use them in the past to fight Ebola and Marburg virus outbreaks. We have experts from both China and South Africa to talk about the current fight against COVID-19 in Africa.

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