Burundi has begun mass testing for COVID-19 in its largest city.
Newly-inaugurated President Evariste Ndashimiye has indicated that he is taking the outbreak more seriously than his predecessor.
Fewer than 200 infections have been reported.
But there are fears the true number could be much higher.
Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.
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Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura.
Burundi gained independence in 1962. Roughly 85% of the population are of Hutu ethnic origin, 15% are Tutsi, and fewer than 1% are indigenous Twa. The official languages of Burundi are Kirundi and French, Kirundi being recognised officially as the sole national language.
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