Maggie Andresen

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Cautionary Measures Against Coronavirus in Rwanda

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Biography: Maggie Andresen is a freelance photojournalist, writer, and video journalist based in Lagos, Nigeria. She reports on intersections between human rights, healthcare, migration, gender, and the changing environment. She has been published by The... MORE

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Musabyemariya Genevieve supervi...gali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Musabyemariya Genevieve supervises her twin daughters Emeline and Eveline washing their hands outside of Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

A young woman blows her nose as...gali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

A young woman blows her nose as she walks in Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Hand sanitizer is distributed ...ali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Hand sanitizer is distributed among passengers before boarding a public bus in Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Travelers at Nyabugogo Bus Park...r Coronavirus on March 11, 2020

Travelers at Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda wash their hands at designated public washing areas as a cautionary measure against COVID-19, or Coronavirus on March 11, 2020

Kasimu Kamilion helps traveler...ali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Kasimu Kamilion helps travelers with Kigali Coach bus company wash their hands as a cautionary measure against COVID-19, or Coronavirus, in Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Travelers line up to board buse...gali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Travelers line up to board buses in Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Handwashing is the most effecti...gali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

Handwashing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus. Taken Travelers line up to board buses in Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

An aerial view of Nyabugogo Bu...ali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

An aerial view of Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

A small market close to Nyabugo...gali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

A small market close to Nyabugogo Bus Park has a single hand washing station installed at the entrance. Photograph taken in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020.

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Cautionary Measures Against Coronavirus in Rwanda

Copyright Maggie Andresen 2024

Updated Mar 2020

Topics coronavirus, covid19, global health, Health/Healing, Media, pandemic, Photojournalism, Rwanda

REUTERS: Rwanda keeping coronavirus at bay with campaign of public hand washing

Original Story: https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN20Y2R8
Photo used for BBC World News: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51839944
Photo used for The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-african-countries-move-to-restrict-european-visitors-amid-coronavirus/

Kigali residents wash their hands in and around Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda on March 11, 2020. The country is taking preventative measures against COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, with public hand washing stations located in city bus parks and outside of public restaurants and bars. Central Africa’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced yesterday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a Belgian man now quarantined in a Kinshasa Hospital, according to Reuters.