{"id":66114,"date":"2020-05-02T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/05\/02\/the-threat-of-covid-19-looms-large-in-malis-camps-for-the-internally-displaced\/"},"modified":"2020-05-02T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T09:00:10","slug":"the-threat-of-covid-19-looms-large-in-malis-camps-for-the-internally-displaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/the-threat-of-covid-19-looms-large-in-malis-camps-for-the-internally-displaced\/","title":{"rendered":"The threat of Covid-19 looms large in Mali&#8217;s camps for the internally displaced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k1IeuLykrPr36Kw0UbA\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the outskirts of the Malian capital Bamako, several camps for internally displaced persons shelter families who have fled violence in their regions. 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