World Health Organization: Africa Facing A Third Covid-19 Wave

Africa has officially registered more than 4.8 million coronavirus cases and 130,000 deaths, according to the WHO, representing 2.9 percent of global cases and 3.7 percent of deaths [File: Brian Ongoro/AFP]  

VOA: Threat of Third COVID Wave in Africa ‘Real and Rising’, WHO Warns 

“The threat of a third wave” of COVID-19 in Africa is “real and rising,” Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization regional director for Africa, told a virtual news conference Thursday. 

“While many countries outside Africa have now vaccinated their high-priority groups and are able to even consider vaccinating their children, African countries are unable to even follow up with second doses for high-risk groups,” Moeti said. 

She urged “countries that have reached a significant vaccination coverage to release doses and keep the most vulnerable Africans out of critical care.” 

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