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Hope for vaccine as Africa marks one year of Covid-19 – The Standard
So far the number of infections recorded have been low compared to predictions that expected Africans to die en masse
It is now one year since the first Covid-19 case was reported in Africa on February 14, 2020 in Egypt.
So far, the number of infections recorded have been low compared to predictions that expected Africans to die en masse.
Although testing capacity has been questioned over time, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says the continent now has 42 labs capable of testing for the virus.
On May 20, 2020, the Covid-19 cases reached 100,000, with several countries taking stringent measures to combat the…
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