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BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) - A second wave of coronavirus infections is hitting West and Central Africa, and experts are warning it could be worse than the first as cooler weather descends on a region where most countries cannot afford a vaccine.
FILE PHOTO: A man wears his protective mask while sitting outside his house, as the global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Ouakam neighbourhood of Dakar, Senegal October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
Nigeria, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo and Democratic Republic of Congo are all at or near record levels of infection, data compiled by Reuters shows. Infections in Senegal are also rising fast.