Africa

What An ER Nurse Learned From Ebola Outbreak And Now COVID-19

6:30am April 13, 2020

by Will Stone

An American nurse who worked during Africa's Ebola outbreak compares that experience to treating coronavirus patients in a U.S. ER. One difference: she had better protective gear in the Ebola clinic.

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Zimbabwe riot police patrol the streets near a fruit and vegetable market in Harare on Thursday.

In Zimbabwe Under Lockdown, 'Find That Resolve To Carry On No Matter What'

4:07pm April 10, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

"I would say to the rest of the world that there is one thing that we have left when we are in trouble, and that is the hope that we will see tomorrow," Evan Mawarire, a Zimbabwean pastor, tells NPR.

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In this handout photo provided by Uganda's Presidential Press Unit, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni performs push-ups in a video released to the public via the president's social media accounts, at the State House in Entebbe, Uganda on April 9.

Ugandan President Museveni Entertains With An Instructive Workout Video

1:54pm April 09, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

The leader admonished Ugandans for exercising outside during the pandemic rather than indoors — and promised to release a video tutorial. He did it on Thursday, to the delight of many in the country.

Informal vendors gather on Wednesday in front of a municipal office building in Johannesburg to try to obtain a permit for working amid the national lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

World Bank: Coronavirus Is Pushing Sub-Saharan Africa To First Recession In 25 Years

1:32pm April 09, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the world's fastest-growing economies. But the World Bank projects its economies could pull back as much as 5.1% this year, driven by the coronavirus pandemic.

South Africa Leads The African Continent In COVID-19 Cases

5:02am April 09, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

One of South Africa's biggest private hospitals in Durban is in crisis after 66 people — at least 48 of which are on staff — tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Lockdown Ordered In Zimbabwe, Where The Economy And Health Care Already Suffer

8:47pm April 08, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Zimbabwe's economy and health care system collapsed long before the coronavirus hit. The current lockdown has dealt the country yet one more blow.

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Valentina Constanza Cerda Aravena of Santiago, Chile, and Simone Di Benedetto of Italy have had to adapt to a new social life with the isolation measures required to suppress the spread of COVID-19.

Gen Z Under Lockdown: How They're Coping, From TikTok To Virtual Drinks

1:21pm April 08, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Gen Z has been criticized for not taking social distancing seriously. We talk to teens and people in their early 20s around the world about why they're staying home — and how they're staying sane.

Medical workers transfer a patient from the Doctors Without Borders cholera treatment unit to the intensive care unit at the general hospital in Masisi, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Aid Groups Say They've Never Faced A Challenge Like The Novel Coronavirus

4:59pm April 07, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

Humanitarian organizations are used to dealing with droughts, conflict and natural disaster. But the pandemic adds unprecedented layers of difficulty to their work.

Residents wash their hands at a station set up by Shining Hope for Communities in Kibera, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where running water is scarce.

How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

4:55pm April 04, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

One of the top pieces of advice is: Wash your hands to prevent infection. But millions of people don't have access to running water.

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Kathungu Kinyatole plants a tree to honor a loved one she lost to the Ebola virus.

Alternative Mourning Rituals Offer Comfort And Closure During An Outbreak

3:33pm April 02, 2020

A program in the Democratic Republic of Congo has helped survivors mourn the loss of a loved one to Ebola — and may be relevant for families coping with death in the COVID-19 pandemic.