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Coronavirus Special Podcast #18 | Why do some Africans regard the Coronavirus as a "rich person's disease"?

Coronavirus Special Podcast #18 | Why do some Africans regard the Coronavirus as a "rich person's disease"?

Update: 2020-06-02
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When COVID-19 first spread to the African continent, it came with people who had resources, money and power that could travel to affected countries. Now, the contagion is spreading, but the stigma still sticks. DW finds out why this view persists, even though there are over 150 000 cases of the coronavirus in Africa.
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Coronavirus Special Podcast #18 | Why do some Africans regard the Coronavirus as a "rich person's disease"?

Coronavirus Special Podcast #18 | Why do some Africans regard the Coronavirus as a "rich person's disease"?

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