1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

Are African Youth immune to COVID-19?

April 16, 2020

Claims have persisted across Africa that young, black people, can't get COVID-19. And if they do, it's just mild symptoms. But these ideas are misleading, and DW discovers that societal misconceptions about the coronavirus can cause even more harm than the virus itself.

https://p.dw.com/p/3abZp
DW Africa's Cai Nebe smiles into the camera
Cai Nebe Producer, podcaster and reporter for DW Africa