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Pandemic "accelerating" in Africa, test kits needed -WHO

Published 11/06/2020, 10:17
Updated 11/06/2020, 10:18
Pandemic "accelerating" in Africa, test kits needed -WHO

GENEVA, June 11 (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is
"accelerating" in Africa, spreading from capital cities where it
arrived with travellers, but it does not appear that severe
cases and deaths are being missed, the World Health Organization
(WHO) said on Thursday.
Ten countries are driving Africa's epidemic, accounting for
75% of the some 200,000 cases on the continent which has 5,000
deaths, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's Africa regional director, told a
Geneva briefing. South Africa accounts for a quarter of cases.
"We believe that large numbers of severe cases and deaths
are not being missed in Africa," she said. "One of the biggest
challenges in Africa continues be availability of supplies,
particularly test kits."


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