Africa’s CDC urges more coronavirus tests, masks, as continent’s cases top 500,000
African countries urgently need to scale up coronavirus testing and the use of face masks, a regional disease control body said on Thursday, as the...
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In Africa, lack of coronavirus data raises fears of “silent epidemic”
When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John Magufuli called for three days of national prayer to seek God’s protection from the scourge....
Africa registers nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases in one day
A total of 3,998 people tested positive for coronavirus in Africa in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of cases to 115,346, Africa Centres...
CDC: Africa’s coronavirus cases rise to 88,172
The number of confirmed Covid-19 positive cases across Africa rose from 84,634 Monday afternoon to 88,172 by Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control...
Coronavirus exposes gaping holes in Africa’s health systems
African nations are facing a surge of COVID-19 cases with less than one intensive care bed and one ventilator per 100,000 people, a Reuters survey...
Africa records 9,106 coronavirus recoveries
As the world battles the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Africa has recorded 9,106 COVID-19 recoveries from its 30,329 confirmed cases in 52 African countries. Data from...
African nations to get 300 ventilators from Jack Ma
African nations that lack ventilators for the treatment of COVID-19 patients will receive some from a donation of 300 supplied by the Jack Ma Foundation,...
African health officials race to fill coronavirus test gap
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention plans to distribute a million COVID-19 test kits from next week to help the continent tackle a...
African Union member states report 2, 370 recoveries, 13,819 cases, 747 deaths
African Union Commission Fifty-two African Union member states have so far reported 13,814 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease with 747 deaths and 2, 370...
Africa records 339 deaths as coronavirus cases rise to 8,018
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that there are now 8,018 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 50 countries...