Crowd in Ivory Coast destroys coronavirus test centre

The authorities have already closed shops selling non-essential items as part of measures to limit the spread of the virus

Residents in a working-class district of the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan on Sunday destroyed a coronavirus testing centre that was under construction, police and health ministry officials said.

Videos posted on social media, showed several dozen people dismantling the building, some of them shouting: "We don't want it!"