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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 file photo, passengers are screened for the new type of coronavirus, upon their arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. 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 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 file photo, passengers are screened for the new type of coronavirus, upon their arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. 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 caus…

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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.