COVID-19 update
While COVID-19 continues to spread in some areas of Africa, other countries look to open up. As of this writing, Africa has registered over 275,000 cases and over 7,00 deaths, though testing remains relatively low. Experts do not believe, however, that Africa is out of the woods yet: Earlier this week, the World Health Organizations (WHO) regional director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, warned, Even though these cases in Africa account for less than 3 percent of the global total, its clear that this pandemic is accelerating.
Experiences fighting the virus continue to be mixed, with cases surging in Cameroon, Ghana, and Cte dIvoire, but very few new cases in countries such as the Gambia and Namibia. Nigeria announced …
Read the full article at: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/06/20/africa-in-the-news-covid-19-debt-relief-and-political-updates/
