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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

ICYMI - Africa Takes on COVID-19

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

iHeartPodcasts and Paramount Podcasts

Comedy, Daily News, News

4.413.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

While the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc throughout the world, Africa defies expectations by keeping COVID-19 relatively contained, partly due to its previous pandemic experience.

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0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.7

The whole world is going through this people, but it turns out there is one place where

0:10.4

they do seem to manage the virus better.

0:13.8

And that place might surprise you because you're racist.

0:17.3

When COVID-19 was just starting to sweep the globe, experts predicted Africa would be devastated

0:22.8

with millions of lives lost.

0:24.3

But six months later, the content that seems to be doing much better than anticipated.

0:28.8

The World Health Organization says Africa is leading the world in its overall response

0:33.7

to the COVID-19 pandemic.

0:35.6

The United States is a country of about 326 million people, right?

0:40.0

We have 228,000 people dead.

0:42.7

The entire continent of Africa.

0:44.6

They have only had 41,000 deaths.

0:46.7

Experts cannot explain this.

0:48.5

They're buffled as well.

0:49.9

Why the number of cases, cumulatively, has remained solo compared to the rest of the

0:54.2

world.

0:55.2

Yes.

0:56.2

Many people never expected that Africa of all places would be able to handle COVID-19.

1:02.9

Because you see them now.

1:04.7

They're all like, how is Africa so successful at this?

1:07.2

I mean, I could understand if this was a marathon or carrying stuff on your head contest,

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