Travel March 19, 2020 • 1 min

Prepare For The Worst – WHO Warns Africa As Top Politician Dies In Burkina Faso

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  • Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization's director-general said Wednesday, as the first death case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa killed Burkina Faso top politician.[caption id="attachment_31518" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Photo: People wearing face masks are seen leaving the funeral of the first victim of the COVID-19 coronavirus in sub-saharian Africa, in Ouagadougou, on March 18, 2020.- Burkina Faso on March 18, 2020, recorded one death from the new COVID-19 coronavirus, the first in sub-Saharan Africa, which is still little affected by the pandemic, even though the number of cases is increasing rapidly.(Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)[/caption]

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Prepare For The Worst – WHO Warns Africa As Top Politician Dies In Burkina Faso
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March 19, 2020
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Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday, as the first death case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa killed Burkina Faso top politician.

Photo: People wearing face masks are seen leaving the funeral of the first victim of the COVID-19 coronavirus in sub-saharian Africa, in Ouagadougou, on March 18, 2020. - Burkina Faso on March 18, 2020, recorded one death from the new COVID-19 coronavirus, the first in sub-Saharan Africa, which is still little affected by the pandemic, even though the number of cases is increasing rapidly. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Photo: People wearing face masks are seen leaving the funeral of the first victim of the COVID-19 coronavirus in sub-saharian Africa, in Ouagadougou, on March 18, 2020. – Burkina Faso on March 18, 2020, recorded one death from the new COVID-19 coronavirus, the first in sub-Saharan Africa, which is still little affected by the pandemic, even though the number of cases is increasing rapidly. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)