Coronavirus: with 200,000 cases, WHO is concerned about the progression of the epidemic in Africa

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The situation is particularly monitored in five countries: Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan.

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It took 98 days for the African continent to record 100,000 cases of Covid-19, it only took 19 more for this figure to double and increase to 200,000, according to the latest data published by the World Organization of health. The situation is therefore deteriorating , even if this balance is not very high compared to other regions of the world.

The progression of the epidemic on the continent is also very disparate. Only five states account for 70% of the cases: Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan and South Africa. The latter is by far the most affected country since it alone accounts for a quarter of all African contamination.

Deconfining while controlling the epidemic

The challenge now will be to limit this increase in the number of cases as much as possible and this is a real challenge, because like many others in the world, African governments are easing containment measures . These had been taken very early and have made it possible to control the epidemic so far, at the cost however of a very high socio-economic cost.

It will now be necessary to reconcile two a priori contradictory objectives: a return to a semblance of normal life while retaining measures of social distancing. This is essential to keep the progression of the Covid-19 epidemic under control.

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