Why Is a Small, Remote African Country Hit Hard by the CCP Virus?

Six lawmakers in Burkina Faso tested positive for Covid-19

A communal agent measures the body temperature of traders at the opening of Rood Wokos great market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on April 20, 2020, after the market was closed since March 25, 2020, as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19. Olympia de Maismont/AFP via Getty Images

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Burkina Faso is a small landlocked country located in West Africa. Although the country is not a transportation hub and far away from China, it is hit hard by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. Among 23 cabinet members, six ministers have contracted the virus.