Senegal launches food aid program for 1 mln families affected by COVID-19

City workers prepare food aid kits in a distribution center in Pikine, Senegal, on April 28, 2020. The Senegalese government on Tuesday launched a food aid distribution operation to help 1 million vulnerable households affected by COVID-19. So far, Senegal has reported 823 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 9 deaths and 296 cured cases, since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country on March 2. (Photo by Eddy Peters/Xinhua)