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AFRICANS UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT
COVID-19 INTERVENTIONS
An international study reveals hundreds of millions of Africans lack
access to the basic facilities needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
At the start of the pandemic, governments across the globe
implemented public health measures such as wearing masks, strict
lockdown measures, physical distancing and regular handwashing.
However, research from 54 countries across the continent reveals
almost 900 million lack on-site water, and 283 million live in
households with more than three people to a room.
The findings, based on socio-economic data gathered in previously
conducted studies, show how seemingly simple measures have
been all but impossible to implement and maintain on the continent.
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