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Burundi closes borders again as COVID-19 cases on the rise

by Eloge Willy Kaneza
| January 8, 2021 7:30 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi will close its land and water borders starting Monday and all passengers passing through the Bujumbura airport will be escorted by police, the government said Friday as COVID-19 cases surge again in parts of the African continent.

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