New Corona South Africa approaches 1 million infected people in Africa over 520,000 people August 7 at 4:30
In Africa, where the new coronavirus infection spreads, the number of infected people on the entire continent is approaching 1 million.
WHO = The World Health Organization dispatched experts to more than half of South Africa and called on each country to further strengthen its measures.
According to the AU=African Union summary, the number of infected people on the entire continent exceeded 992,000 by the 6th, approaching 1 million.
South Africa has the highest number, exceeding 520,000, accounting for more than half of the total population, with more than 94,000 in Egypt and 44,000 in Nigeria.
On the 6th, Secretary-General Moeti of WHO Africa Regional Secretariat held a press conference and said, "Relaxation restrictions are progressing in each country, and we have no choice but to extend the relationship with the virus." It also showed the prospect of increasing.
WHO will dispatch more than 40 specialists in public health and other fields to South Africa, where the infection is the most serious, and the first few will arrive on the 6th to support local measures in the future. about it.
In addition, Secretary-General Moeti, recognizing that the actual number of infected people is even higher, saying that “many African countries lack test kits,” and then tracing the infected people to the governments of each country, We called for further strengthening of measures such as thorough preventive measures.