Africa: How Africa is Navigating Conflict, Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -The new coronavirus has now infected more than one million people worldwide, with Algeria becoming the country with the highest COVID-19 death toll in Africa. This has forced governments around the world to put new measures to curb the spreading of the virus. For women the novel coronavirus outbreak is deadly in more than one way. Those who are experiencing domestic violence during mandatory lockdowns are trapped in their homes with their abusers.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news