Surveillance and testing issues have led to an underestimation of cases in Africa, where only 11% of the population is fully vaccinated
Covid-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than officially reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated, while deaths could be two to three times higher than previously believed.
Speaking during a media briefing on Thursday, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti warned that “surveillance systems problems” and “access to testing supplies” across the continent has “led to an underestimation of the cases.”
Dr. Moeti said that the actual fatality figures might be two to three times higher than data suggests due to similar issues in accurately collecting information from some parts of the continent.
Despite concerns about the accuracy of the data provided, the African regional director was optimistic that the continent “has gotten smarter, faster and better at responding to each new surge in cases of COVID-19,” putting it on the path to controlling the pandemic in 2022.
“Although COVID-19 will be with us for the long-term, there is light at the end of the tunnel. This year we can end the disruption and destruction the virus has left in its path, and gain back control over our lives,” Dr. Moeti said.
To allow the region to control the pandemic, the WHO is seeking to address issues in its detection capabilities on the continent, having increased the number of laboratories that can identify the virus to more than 900.
Similarly, testing capacity has been boosted throughout African nations, with 21 now meeting the WHO’s benchmark of 10 tests per 10,000 people per week. Only 11% of the adult population across the African continent is fully vaccinated.
source: RT
Împotriva articolelor redacției noastre, persoanele nemulțumite pot formula Contestație în termen de 10 zile de la publicarea articolului, la judecătoria Orășenească nr. 1 München Bayern Deutschland, in conformitate cu Legea federală Germană. Considerăm că nu se pot formula acțiuni la instanțele din România deoarece nici o persoană care activează în trustul nostru nu poate fi extrasă de sub jurisdicția federală germană. Considerăm că redacția noastră nu răspunde în fața autorităților din România ci doar celor federale sau civile germane. deoarece legea română nu are efecte de extraneitate asupra redacției chiar dacă subiectul știrilor face obiectul unor evenimente sau persoane din România și sunt scrise în limba română. Limba română nu este izvor de extraneitate a legii.
absolvent WEB DESIGN Academia Britanică de Comunicare Iasi - absolvent COMUNICARE IN AFACERI Academia Britanica de Afaceri si Comunicare -absolvent JURNALISM EDITORIAL - London School University - 2019 inscris la echivalare diploma la Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara - absolvent studii de Drept Universitatea Europeană Drăgan, cursuri in Drept la Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, absolvent studii de proiectare, pastor coordonator in Biserica Protestanta Evanghelica,
Android Developer pe Google Play și plugin developer la Oxwall, creator de teme Wordpress și Oxwall, operator Wordpress, Drupal, Oxwall, Osclass, Moodle, tehnologii HTML și PHP
A new study claims to have found a direct link between kidney failure and coronavirus disease Covid-19 directly infects kidney cells and can cause severe damage to the vital organ, according to a scientific study which proves a link between serious infection and organ failure. In a report published in the scientific journal Cell Stem […]
Germany has been plunged into a “nationwide state of emergency” because of its current high level of Covid infections, acting health minister Jens Spahn has said. He also refused to rule out further lockdowns. Read more Germany sets ‘grim’ Covid record & eyes new curbs “The situation is serious, the dynamic is unbroken,” Spahn told […]
A loose helium tank wreaked havoc with South Korea’s first fully domestic space rocket, derailing its test launch The investigation into the failure of the October test launch of South Korea’s Nuri rocket zeroed in on an anchoring device on its third stage as the culprit. It may lead to delays of the next scheduled […]
