Senegal: a hip-hop clip to make prevention against the coronavirus

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In Senegal, civil society movements relay prevention messages in their own way: knowing how to recognize symptoms, washing your hands regularly, beware of fake news, etc. Like the rapper collective Y'en a Marre, which came out on Thursday evening a song and a clip, "Fagaru Ci Corona" ("Preventing the corona", in Wolof).

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With our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac

" Prepare yourself, prepare your loved ones ", " Take precautions " ... The song was written in one night. For the rapper Malal Talla, alias Fou Malade, we must insist again and again on prevention. “ There are a lot of people who say that it doesn't exist. It is sometimes linked to religious beliefs. You have to tell people the hygiene measures they should take, in an easy to understand refrain. "

The clip has just been shot at the Fann hospital in Dakar. Before that, the musicians presented the title to the Ministry of Health. Usually very critical of the authorities, rapper Simon this time speaks of " sacred union ". “ We met with the Minister of Health, because we did not want to communicate against the ministry. They validated the messages of the song. Today, political quarrels must be silenced. "

Y'en a Marre had already created an awareness campaign during the Ebola epidemic in 2014. Hip-hop is a way of reaching young people , underlines Fou Malade. “ It's urban, popular music. It is important to go through this locomotive to transmit a message. "

The clip will be broadcast on social media and TV channels. In Senegal, the last point of the Ministry of Health, Thursday late afternoon, reported two new positive cases, but three healings. The country currently registers 33 cases under treatment.

New measures were announced Thursday to deal with the spread of the pandemic and its consequences: total closure of airspace from this Friday at midnight, until at least April 17, and a fund to support sectors affected by the crisis, such as tourism and air transport.

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