Fears that Africa was going to be cataclysmically overrun by the virus have so far not materialised. A WHO Africa briefing says that the pandemic, which has struck with such devastating force in much of the world, appears to be taking a different pathway in Africa.
The briefing was released as the number of Covid-19 confirmed cases on the African continent reached one hundred thousand. It says that in comparison to Europe at this stage Africa is reporting fewer deaths. Possible reasons include Africa’s large population of young people and swift action to introduce lockdowns.
Some believe that African governments are not getting the recognition they deserve from their response to the pandemic.
There’s still a long way to go before African countries can breathe easily – and, of course, the slowdown in global economic activity because of the pandemic is still threatening to hit the continent hard.
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