Lockdown Fatigue Spreads Quicker Than the Coronavirus in Africa

  • States starting to ease restrictions after two-month shutdown
  • African economies are facing the worst recession on record
Police officers man a checkpoint in Tema, in the Greater Accra Region on March 20.Photographer: Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images
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Two months after most African nations closed their borders and imposed lockdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus, they’re deciding it’s not worth the economic cost.