“We have received a lot of hydro-alcohol gels and masks for all voters.”
The West African nation of 11 million this week lifted a raft of restrictions aimed at halting the spread of the virus. COVID-19 has caused 339 confirmed infections and two deaths in the country.
In the economic capital Cotonou where most coronavirus deaths have occurred, election officials ensured voters were more than a metre apart.In the city’s 5th district election agent Dimitri Assani admitted voters were “few and far between”. Talon, a former business magnate who came to power in 2016, has been accused of a crackdown that drove key rivals into exile.
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