BAMAKO: Mali’s largest jail is a squalid and overcrowded colonial-era throwback that in theory is an open invitation to coronavirus.

Instead, staff at Bamako Central Prison say that, so far, they have kept the dreaded virus at bay, thanks to time-honored techniques of hygiene and self-help.

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