Africa hits 2 million coronavirus cases as officials warn of second wave

Africa has surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, with the continent’s top public health official warning that “we are inevitably edging toward a second wave” of infections.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the 54-nation continent had seen more than 48,000 deaths from COVID-19.

Its infections and deaths make up less than 4 per cent of the global total.

The African continent of 1.3 billion people is being warned against “prevention fatigue” as countries…