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Explaining Africa’s low number of reported COVID-19 deaths
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December 6, 2020
Though many parts of Africa may be vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, the continent has only reported over 50,000 COVID-19 deaths. Redmond Shannon explains why the number could be a severe underestimation, and what African nations are doing to counteract the impacts of the global crisis.
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Explaining Africa’s low number of reported COVID-19 deaths
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December 6, 2020
Though many parts of Africa may be vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, the continent has only reported over 50,000 COVID-19 deaths. Redmond Shannon explains why the number could be a severe underestimation, and what African nations are doing to counteract the impacts of the global crisis.
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