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FILE - In this Friday, March 6, 2020 file photo, a member of the Kenyan military looks out from the balcony of the infectious disease unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, to be used to isolate and treat coronavirus cases, located at Mbagathi Hospital, in the capital Nairobi, Kenya. Authorities in Kenya said Friday, March 13, 2020 that a Kenyan woman who recently traveled from the United States via London has tested positive for the new COVID-19 coronavirus, the first case in the East African country. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi, File)

FILE - In this Friday, March 6, 2020 file photo, a member of the Kenyan military looks out from the balcony of the infectious disease unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, to be used to isolate and treat coronavirus cases, located at Mbagathi Hospital, in the capital Nairobi, Kenya. Authorities in Kenya said Friday, March 13, 2020 that a Kenyan woman who recently traveled from the United States via London has tested positive for the new COVID-19 coronavirus, the first case in …

March 13, 2020

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Virus cases ramping up in Africa, which is racing to prepare
March 13, 2020 12:18 p.m.

Virus cases ramping up in Africa, which is racing to prepare

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Cases of the new coronavirus are ramping up in Africa, with six new countries announcing confirmed infections in the past 24 hours.