This is because Africa only began recording cases much later than other continents and most countries have not yet reached their infection peak.
Due to the fact that Africa only began recording cases much later than other continents, it is still too early to get an accurate picture of the Covid-19 mortality rate on the continent.on Thursday. The meeting was also attended by experts such as World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti and Professor Kojo Ansah Koram, an epidemiologist from Ghana.
Moeti also noted that WHO recognises that these are not easy decisions to make at a political and policy level but she urged countries to try and “strike a balance.” “Our preparedness needs to be focused on creating triage centres in hospitals, clinics, so that people who walk into hospitals or clinics, who have respiratory symptoms, must be separated from the rest of the people,” said the minister.
This after a Facebook post from an Eastern Cape resident accusing the department of health of being careless went viral.
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