Coronavirus: Health chief hails Africa’s fight against Covid-19

Yahoo News (09/23/2020)
  • Africa has had 1.4 million cases and 34,000 deaths, much less than Europe, Asia, or the Americas.
  • The number of new cases reported is decelerating.
  • African countries took measures against the coronavirus as soon as the first cases were reported.
  • Africa focused on increased testing and contact tracing, enforcing mask wearing.
  • The participation of communities in controlling the coronavirus, Africa’s relatively young population, and experience with contact tracing from fighting Ebola has also contributed to lowering the number of cases.