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Rustenburg - More than 51 000 cases of Covid-19 and 2000 deaths have been recorded on the African continent, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
"We know that to stop the spread of this virus, the key public health measures need to be in place in every community, even where cases have not been reported, readiness capacities should be in place," WHO regional director "Overall, looking at the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, and especially now we are looking at community spread in some countries, we are estimating that this will peak in four to six weeks if nothing is done," "We are very concerned that almost...
She said that due to the global shortage of personal protective equipment, front-line health-care workers were at risk of infection.511 health workers in the country have been infected with Covid-19 and that a doctor and a nurse have "We need balanced action to save lives and livelihoods even as we act to control the pandemic.
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