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Combination of photos show people wearing face masks at the re-opening of the Rood-Wooko city central market, amid the spread of coronavirus in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on April 20, 2020. The picture is a photo montage showing an array of people wearing a variety of masks. REUTERS/Anne Mimault

Coronavirus Drugs—To Have and Have Not

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Africa's least developed countries should apply a WTO patent waiver, to import generic versions of future COVID-19 drugs

Residents look from behind a closed gate as members of the military patrol during a nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of novel coronavirus—in Soweto, South Africa on April 23, 2020. The photo shows several people congregated behind a closed fence though there is a very large gap between the fence and the adjacent wall. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

One Size Doesn't Fit All

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When collecting COVID-19 data and modeling epidemic curves, we need to take more into account—in Africa and elsewhere