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Noncommunicable diseases increase risk of dying from COVID-19 in Africa

World Health Organization | 02 Oct 2020

There is increasing evidence that Africans living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes are more likely to suffer severe cases of COVID-19 and die.

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