WHO worries over Africa as COVID-19 spreads vanguardnews
outbreak should cases start to proliferate on the continent, even as it pledged to support African countries on joint preparedness and response strategy.
“If COVID-19 starts to spread on the continent, African health systems will struggle to treat patients suffering from symptoms such as respiratory failure, septic shock and multi-organ failure. The WHO Africa Regional Director, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said in the past three weeks, the number of African countries capable of conducting tests for COVID-19 jumped from two to 26, but WHO finds critical gaps in readiness for countries across the continent.
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