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Africa Records Frightening Surge In Covid-19 Cases
Africa is currently experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases, with a new record average of 6,009,854 cases, according to an AFP tally based on official sources on Tuesday at 1815 GMT. The new figures make up cumulative cases from Africa’s 54 nations and territories since the virus was first discovered in December 2019 in China.…
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Concern Grows Over Third Wave of COVID-19 In Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about rising Covid-19 infection and fatality rates across the continent. New covid-19 cases have been increasing for six weeks running, rising by an average of 25% week-on-week to a cumulative 5,775,157 this week. African nations combined saw a daily average…
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Infographic: COVID-19 Vaccination In Africa
More than a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the microscopic coronavirus has in many ways revealed the vulnerability of low-income countries, as well as their dependency on the global north. The virus might seem well under control, but the fact is, this is not the reality in many countries…