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This virus is ravaging rich countries. What happens when it hits the poor ones? | Nesrine Malik
Horror over the west’s failure to contain Covid-19 will pale by comparison if it sweeps the developing world
Though Africa has fewer coronavirus cases and a slower rate of infection than the UK, many countries in the continent have passed dramatically more extreme measures to prevent its spread than Britain has. In my birth country of Sudan, after only one case and one death was registered, all schools and universities were shut down. Several other nations, such as Egypt, have taken the ultimate precaution and closed their airports.
There is no denial here, no mixed messaging, and no unfounded promise of how soon we will send the virus packing.
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