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· Africa so far has confirmed more than 400 cases of
coronavirus, with a number of African countries imposing a range of
prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic
Africa so far has confirmed more than 400 cases of coronavirus, with a
number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and
containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data, the whole of Africa has rising cases
with a sizeable number of countries holding out. Region/country-wise
break-up as on 17th March 2020 are as follows:-
North Africa
Algeria – 60
Egypt – 126
Morocco – 37
Tunisia – 24
Virus-free = Western Sahara, Libya
West Africa
Benin – 1
Burkina Faso – 15
Ghana – 6
Guinea – 1
Ivory Coast – 3
Liberia – 2
Mauritania – 1
Nigeria- 3
Senegal – 27
Togo – 1
Virus-free = Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Cape Verde, Mali, Niger
Central Africa
Cameroon – 10
Central African Republic – 1
Congo-Brazzaville – 1
DR Congo – 2
Equatorial Guinea – 1
Gabon – 1
Virus-free = Chad, Sao Tome and Principe
Southern Africa
Eswatini – 1
Namibia – 2
South Africa – 62
Virus-free = Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Comoros, Lesotho, Angola, Botswana
East Africa / Horn of Africa
Ethiopia – 5
Kenya – 3
Rwanda – 7
Seychelles – 4
Somalia – 1
Sudan – 1
Tanzania – 1
Virus-free = Eritrea, Djibouti, Burundi, South Sudan, Mauritius, Uganda
