More teens are giving birth in Malawi during the pandemic. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Make Mums Matter
School closures in Malawi due to the coronavirus pandemic have led to an alarming increase in child marriages and early pregnancies, child rights activists and government officials said.
The Malawian government announced the closure of all schools on March 20, even before a single coronavirus case had been reported in the landlocked country.
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