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In this photograph taken Thursday March 19, 2020, travelers wear masks as they walks through O.R. Tambo airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Some countries around the world lack the equipment and trained health workers to respond to the threat of COVID-19 virus. For most people the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, but for others it causes severe illness. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

In this photograph taken Thursday March 19, 2020, travelers wear masks as they walks through O.R. Tambo airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Some countries around the world lack the equipment and trained health workers to respond to the threat of COVID-19 virus. For most people the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, but for others it causes severe illness. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

March 20, 2020

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Africa, Latin America fragile targets for coronavirus spread
March 20, 2020 2:52 a.m.

Africa, Latin America fragile targets for coronavirus spread

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The West African nation of Mali has roughly one ventilator per 1 million people — 20 in all to help the critically ill with respiratory failure. In Peru, with more than 32 million people, about 350 beds in intensive care units exist.