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East Africa COVID-19 Testing Discrepancies Spark Border Tensions

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 20 May 2020.

Published on May 20, 2020, a video highlighted the discrepancies in COVID-19 testing procedures across East African countries.

Failure to standardize testing procedures and equipment may be contributing to misunderstandings and border tensions between neighboring countries.

As a result, border closures have become a contentious issue, with countries like Kenya and Tanzania at odds over the matter.

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