New Corona All over the African continent Over 1 million infected August 8 5:02
In Africa, where the new coronavirus infection is widespread, the number of people infected on the entire continent has exceeded 1 million. WHO = World Health Organization dispatched experts to South Africa, where the situation is most severe, and called on each country to strengthen its measures.
According to the AU=African Union summary, more than 1 million people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus on the African continent by the 7th.
Of these, ▼ South Africa has the largest number of people (about 538,000), more than half of the total, ▼ Egypt has about 95,000, and Nigeria has about 45,000.
WHO Africa Secretary General Moeti, a secretary-general of the Secretariat of the WHO Africa Region, held a press conference on the 6th and said, "In each country, restrictions on going out, etc. are being eased, and competition with the virus must be prolonged." I showed the prospect of expanding.
WHO will send more than 40 specialists in public health to South Africa, which will support local measures in the future.
Moeti also noted that many African countries lack test kits, recognizing that the actual number of people infected is higher. In addition, we urged governments in each country to further strengthen the tracking and prevention measures of infected persons.