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Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Coronavirus in DR Congo captured on camera
Located in Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formally called Zaire, is the largest country by size in sub-Saharan Africa. Though the country is rich in natural resources, such as cobalt ore, copper, and diamonds, it has been politically unstable, corrupted, and lacked infrastructures, just like other resource-rich developing countries.
It is not easy to be born, grow and become adults in DR Congo as the maternity and infant mortality rates are both one of the highest in the world, and measles, Ebola, Malaria, and Yellow fevers are also common diseases. In fact, more than 6,500 children have died from measles and nearly 2,300 people lost lives because of Ebola for the last 18 months. So, you can easily assume that the Covid-19 pandemic is a big health threat to the nation’s 85 million-or-so population.
How are their lives like? Usually, stories from Africa are reported by outsiders from developed countries whose eyes and perspectives are different from the natives’. Now, there is a new online platform that allows local photographers and journalists to report actual voices, images, and videos on the streets and towns in Congo.
Enjoy reading the article and seeing the photos of the lives in DRC and learn how difficult for the Congolese to live through infectious diseases.
https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-52632394
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