Malian researchers get dressed to conduct a COVID-19 coronavirus test at the University Clinical Research Center of Bamako, on March 19, 2020. - Although no positive cases have yet been confirmed in Mali, hospitals and doctors are getting ready for a potential emergency. (Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP) / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by MICHELE CATTANI has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [at the University Clinical Research Center of Bamako] instead of [the "Point G" hospital in Bamako]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”
Malian researchers get dressed to conduct a COVID-19 coronavirus test at the University Clinical Research Center of Bamako, on March 19, 2020. - Although no positive cases have yet been confirmed in Mali, hospitals and doctors are getting ready for a potential emergency. (Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP) / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by MICHELE CATTANI has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [at the University Clinical Research Center of Bamako] instead of [the "Point G" hospital in Bamako]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”
Malian researchers get dressed to conduct a COVID-19 coronavirus test at the University Clinical Research Center of Bamako, on March 19, 2020. – Although no positive cases have yet been confirmed in Mali, hospitals and doctors are getting ready for a potential emergency. (Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP) /
Mali announced its first two cases of novel coronavirus on Wednesday, to fears that the war-torn and impoverished West African state will struggle to handle an outbreak.
Two Malian nationals who arrived from France in mid-March tested positive for the virus, the government said in a statement on Wednesday, and are receiving medical treatment.
The statement added people should “remain calm and strictly respect the recommended preventive measures”.
There are fears that Mali is at particular risk in the event of an outbreak, however.
The country has been struggling to contain an Islamist insurgency that erupted in the north in 2012, and which has claimed thousands of military and civilian lives since.
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