Why predictions of coronavirus doom for Africa were wildly off track
The pandemic’s outcome in Africa stands in stark contrast to what was predicted, particularly by outsiders
15 October 2020 - 16:02
The dreaded second wave of Covid-19 has arrived. European nations are reimposing lockdown measures. Close to 220,000 Americans alone have now died from the virus. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cautioned his country that they are “on the brink of a fall that could be much worse than the spring”.
On September 30 the worldwide Covid-19 death toll passed the grim milestone of 1-million. And yet, despite initial predictions of a particularly catastrophic loss of life in Africa, the region appears to have dodged the worst of the coronavirus’s epidemiological impact. ..
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