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The World Health Organisation has warned that the COVID-19 has continued to spread in Africa since the virus was first detected on the continent in mid-February 2020.
“The pandemic is accelerating – it took 98 days to reach 100, 000 cases and only 19 days to move to 200, 000 cases. “South Africa is the most affected, accounting for 25 percent of the continent’s total cases, with the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces reporting a high number of cases and deaths daily.’’
“But the pace of the spread is quickening. Swift and early action by African countries have helped to keep numbers low but constant vigilance is needed to stop COVID-19 from overwhelming health facilities.” “With the support of WHO and other partners, governments also rapidly started to scale up health workforce and laboratory capacities and to set up points-of-entry screening at airports and border crossings.
The statement further quoted Moeti, as saying “Stay-at-home orders and closing of markets and businesses have taken a heavy toll, particularly on the most vulnerable and marginalized communities.
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