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To starve or get sick: Africa’s lockdown dilemma amid the coronavirus pandemic | South China Morning Post

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While much of the developed world waited weeks before taking action, countries across Africa rapidly shut borders, banned mass gatherings and imposed lockdowns at the first sight of the coronavirus pandemic. But the social distancing measures are having a wrenching impact on millions across the continent who live ha…

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