Africa rapidly improving capacity to tackle coronavirus
US disease-control official says there has been 'excellent progress in many settings' on the continent
06 February 2020 - 19:13
Africa’s capacity for tackling the coronavirus that emerged in China in January was improving rapidly, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Thursday, as the global number of cases of the respiratory illness rose beyond 28,000.
Countries around the world are on high alert after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a global health emergency last week due to its rapid spread...
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