The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa, spreading to the hinterland from capital cities where it arrived with travellers, the World Health Organisation says.
But it says there is no indication that severe cases and deaths are being missed, nor has the virus caused significant infections in refugee camps across the continent. Ten countries are driving Africa's epidemic, accounting for 75 per cent of the some 207,600 cases on the continent, with 5,000 deaths reported, according to Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's Africa regional director.
South Africa, which last month began a phased easing of the lockdown, is the hardest-hit, accounting for a quarter of all cases."Even though these cases in Africa account for less than 3 percent of the global total, it's clear that the pandemic is accelerating," Ms Moeti told a news briefing for Geneva-based UN correspondents on Thursday.
But lockdowns and market closures intended to contain coronavirus contagion had taken a heavy toll on marginalised communities and low-income families, Ms Moeti said.In South Africa, high numbers of daily cases and deaths were being reported in two provinces, the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, she said, adding:"Specifically in the Western Cape where we are seeing a majority of cases and deaths, the trend seem to be similar to what was happening in Europe and in the US.
'says the World Health Organization.' Hehe, good one. Plandemic Scamdemic
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