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Africa CDC Director: COVID-19 'Is An Existential Threat To Us'

A growing number of African countries are implementing stringent measures including lockdowns and curfews as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to escalate.

Dr. John Nkengasong (@JNkengasong), director for Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to explain how the continent is managing the outbreak.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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