Nearly 1,000 Africa health workers contracted virus - WHO

A Senegalese army doctor examines a local resident at the army field hospital, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Touba, Senegal on May 1, 2020.

Nearly a thousand health workers, mostly nurses, have contracted coronavirus in Africa, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as the world marks International Nurses Day 2020. "Stakeholders must ensure that nurses have the supplies and equipment they need to deliver care safely. Nurses are essential in keeping communities healthy! #NursesDay2020," the WHO African Region tweeted.It also celebrates the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, a British social reformer and the founder of modern nursing.Nurses account for more than half of all the world’s health workers, yet there is an urgent shortage of nurses worldwide with 5.

"The Covid-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the vital role nurses play. Without nurses and other health workers, we will not win the battle against outbreaks, we will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals or universal health coverage," the UN health agency said in a statement.

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