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“It weighs you down,” Congo COVID-19 survivor recounts

“It weighs you down,” Congo COVID-19 survivor recounts

YAFFA Fatoumata hoped that the fever and the sore throat she was suffering were just signs of a passing flu.  However, when the symptoms persisted, the26-year-old legal assistant in Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Communication decided to get tested for COVID-19. Two days after the test, her results turned out positive for the virus. “I was very stressed because it’s a disease that’s still not really understood,” he says. “I also felt guilty that I had exposed my family.” Since local authorities confirmed Congo’s first case of COVID-19 on 14 March, the country has registered over 5000 cases and…
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