There is growing concern that the second largest continent in the world might be the next epicentre of the ailment. Covid19 coronavirus Africa
They likened the unfolding development to what obtained during the outbreak of the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus /Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome where life-saving diagnostics and treatments for the ailment came much longer after other continents had taken supplies.
It also includes Ifeyinwa C. Aniebo of Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Nigeria; Umunya Rugege of Section 27, South Africa; Charles B Holmes of Georgetown’s School of Medicine, and Lawrence O. Gostin of O’Neill Institute. Meanwhile, the latest WHO’s COVID-19 Situation Report–110 noted that Africa remains the continent with the lowest number of cases and deaths arising from the virus, posting 40,544 incidents and 1,322 fatalities while Europe is the worst hit, recording 1,682,338 occurrences and 154,233 casualties.
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