The World Health Organisation, WHO, warned on Thursday that up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail. The UN health agency in a new study by its regional office in Brazzaville found out that between 83,000 and 190,000 could die and 29
The World Health Organisation, WHO, warned on Thursday that up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail.
The World Health Organisation, WHO, in a statement explained that its research was based on prediction model covering 47 countries with a total population of one billion. Experts noted that the virus has been spreading slowly across the continent, and has not yet recorded the soaring number of infections or deaths seen in Europe, the United States and others.
He observed that COVID-19 could become a fixture in the lives of the people for several years unless a proactive approach is taken by many governments in the region, adding that there is the need to test, trace, isolate and treat.
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