Several African Nations Roll Out Measures to Fight Virus

Several African Nations Roll Out Measures to Fight Virus
A Kenyan woman wears a surgical face mask on a busy street in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on March 13, 2020. Patrick Ngugi/AP Photo
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JOHANNESBURG—Several African countries have announced sweeping restrictions to try to contain the steady spread of the coronavirus, which has reached at least 25 of Africa’s 54 countries.

South Africa, Kenya, Senegal and Mauritania are among the countries that have imposed travel restrictions and closed schools.