Somali doctor Abdirizak Yusuf Ahmed speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Mogadishu, Somalia March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali doctor Abdirizak Yusuf Ahmed has escaped an execution, battled deadly diseases and treated war victims. Now - at 35 years old - he's been tapped to lead his nation's response to the coronavirus.
So far, Somalia has reported only three cases. But if the disease is unleashed, it could spread like wildfire through camps housing malnourished families who huddle under makeshift domes built from sticks and rags.
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