Article 515D3 Mogadishu's refugees 'waiting for death' as Covid-19 reaches Somalia

Mogadishu's refugees 'waiting for death' as Covid-19 reaches Somalia

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Jason Burke in Johannesburg and Abdalle Ahmed Mumi
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Fears are growing about the spread of coronavirus in camps where few can afford soap, water is rare and social distancing impossible

In the Nabadoon camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Asho Abdullahi Hassan, a 40-year-old mother of seven, has heard about the coronavirus on the radio.

"I am very scared about this deadly virus. I only heard about it from the news. It is like we are waiting for death to come," she says.

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