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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.
Key points:
- African countries are loosening pandemic restrictions amid “prevention fatigue”
- Officials fear the price of a future COVID-19 vaccine will be too high
- They also worry Africa won’t have the ability to store vaccines at the right temperature
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…
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