‘Traumatized’ Africans Stranded in China by Coronavirus Plead to be Brought Home

‘Traumatized’ Africans Stranded in China by Coronavirus Plead to be Brought Home
A medical staff wears protective gear at a new section specialized in receiving any person who may have been infected with coronavirus at The Quinquinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon, on Feb. 17, 2020. Josiane Kouagheu/Reuters
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MUKONO, Uganda/YAOUNDE, Cameroon—When Margaret Ntale Namusisi’s three daughters called her in Uganda to say they were being quarantined at their university in Wuhan, China, because of the coronavirus outbreak, she sent money and told them: “Run very fast and do shopping.”

Valeria, Veronica and Vivian did just that. But nearly one month on, with no help from their government, they are now under lockdown in a crowded apartment with orders to stay indoors with the windows closed. Food, funds and morale are running low.