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Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus

A woman prays outside a closed cathedral in Addis Ababa on April 5. — A woman prays outside a closed cathedral in Addis Ababa on April 5.
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By Samuel Gebre

April 8, 2020 at 1:36 PM UTC

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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, joining several governments in getting the mandate to impose more stringent measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic.