She said that "the number of fully vaccinated people in Africa is now only 50 million, or 3.6% of the continent's population."

Moeti noted that "this figure is very low."

"Moreover, we have witnessed an exacerbation of the epidemiological situation with the weakening of countermeasures against COVID-19," TASS quotes her.

Earlier, Moeti said that Africa needs new batches of coronavirus vaccine.