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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by greggman3 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @06:44AM (#22603601)
Nirobi, Metro Area Population 10 million

https://www.civitatis.com/en/nairobi/

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Largest cities in Africa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Africa_by_po...

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Largest cities in USA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_b...

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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by stareatgoats on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @06:56AM (#22603647)
It's not a matter of big cities only. People in the big cities in industrialized countries spend their time indoors with large crowds to a much higher degree. It indicates that the spread will be slower in Africa (while not absent)
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Re:Chloroquine has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of C... by marcosdumay on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @08:40AM (#22604300)
What exactly do you expect those 10M people to do during the day?
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