Nigerian comics fight COVID-19 with gags and slapstick slaps


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  • Friday, 08 May 2020

Comedian Apaokagi "Taaooma" Maryam displays some of her costumes used during her skits production in her office, as the government struggles to contain coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria May 6, 2020, Picture taken May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Seun Sanni

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has a sure-fire way of getting people to listen to her coronavirus health advice - she delivers it with a hard slap in the face.

The 21-year-old has joined a line-up of the nation's top performers working health tips into their routines to spread the word about COVID-19.

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