Cameroon Government Under Fire As COVID-19 Tally Rises

Cameroon Government Under Fire As COVID-19 Tally Rises

In this file photo taken on March 06, 2020 Some people wear masks as they walk by the entrance to the Yaounde General Hospital in Yaounde as Cameroon has confirmed its first case of the COVID-19 coronavirus, a French national who arrived in the capital Yaounde in February, the government said on today. AFPCameroon’s government faces mounting accusations that foot-dragging and incompetence have helped coronavirus gain a deadly grip.

Despite forecasts that cases would peak in June, schools and universities were suddenly told to reopen this week, prompting teachers and parents to warn that safety preparedness was nowhere near ready. The opposition has repeatedly criticised what it says is the government’s failure to take the threat of COVID-19 seriously, as many other African countries imposed radical containment measures early on.

No lockdown has ever been imposed in Cameroon, and restaurants, bars and nightclubs were only forced to close after 6pm. A month after the start of the epidemic, the authorities required wearing of facemasks, and this too helped strengthen awareness and tighten control over the virus, he said.

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