High-risk Africa considered ‘fragile’ as coronavirus spreads

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The continent has more than doubled the number of laboratories equipped to diagnose the virus

Health workers waits to screen travellers for signs of the coronavirus at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, January 30 2020. Picture: REUTERS/FRANCIS KOKOROKO

On a poor continent where healthcare capacity is limited, early detection of any outbreak will be crucial. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is barring its citizens from flying to China. Burkina Faso has asked Chinese citizens to delay travelling to Burkina, and is warning that they face quarantine if they do. Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda have all suspended flights to China.

 

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