An aerial picture of funerals being conducted last week at at the Olifantsvlei Cemetery in the Johannesburg suburb of Soweto AFP/MARCO LONGARIJOHANNESBURG: Africa is now edging towards a million cases of coronavirus, but experts warn far worse lies ahead in a continent struggling with fragile health systems and slender economic resources.
Last week, the respected Medical Research Council noted a nearly 60-per cent jump in"natural" deaths for this time of the year compared with the historical trend. The epicentre is Lagos, the densely-populated commercial hub, which is also Africa?s largest city with a population of 20 million. "We should not wait for such a time when we start picking bodies on the streets before we do what is necessary," Nigerian Medical Association's Innocent Ujah told AFP.Kenya has seen cases triple to 17,975 in the past month. However, as a percentage of its population of 47 million, the numbers remain low.