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Public distrust hampers Africa fight against virus misinformation

Grassroots against coronavirus: A Kenyan group called Shining Hope for Communities promotes hand hygiene in the Nairobi slum of Kibera

African nations fighting the novel coronavirus face a foe as stealthy and dangerous as the microbe itself: misinformation and apathy, fuelled by deep distrust of government.

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