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Somalia's surge in Covid-19 cases raises alarm
A man wears a mask as a protective measure to curb Covid-19 while bathing at Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia on April 4, 2020. PHOTO | ABDIRAZAK HUSSEIN FARAH | AFP
What you need to know:
- Authorities in Somalia were now scrambling to prevent spread beyond the capital Mogadishu.
- Somalia, which is already buckling under the pressure of fighting Al-Shabaab, may find itself in a deeper crisis should it spread beyond the city.
Somalia’s Covid-19 cases have soared to 135, five times the number at the start of last week in what is turning out to be a frightening tally for the Horn of Africa country.
The Federal Ministry of Health on Saturday night issued a statement outlining that the number of individuals found positive in Somalia had gone up by 19.
