General News of Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Source: www.africafeeds.com
The World Health Organization is warning Africa against relaxing its testing efforts on Covid-19.
So far Africa has recorded over 115,000 cases of coronavirus with deaths just a little over 3,400 as at May 26.
Despite Africa’s case count still low compared to other continents, the WHO says that could be the case due to limited testing in some African countries.
Many African countries either do not have enough testing kits or are not testing enough to reveal the actual scope of the pandemic.
According to the WHO although Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if testing is not prioritized.
“My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic in Africa. So we must continue to push leaders to prioritise testing,” WHO special envoy Samba Sow told a news conference on Monday.
Africa’s knowledge & experience of suppressing infectious diseases has been critical to rapidly scaling up an agile response to #COVID19. With @WHO support, many countries have made good progress in preparedness.https://t.co/Z4Ek2Afbo8
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) May 26, 2020
Over 115,000 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 46,000 recoveries & 3,400 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTg pic.twitter.com/t3Xvu3to2r
— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) May 26, 2020