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· There are eight African countries that have not recorded a
case of coronavirus as on Sunday last , whereas 46 African countries
have officially recorded cases
· More than 1,400 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been
reported across the continent, which was much lower a week vback
· The preparedness and curative actions differ from country to country
There are eight African countries that have not recorded a case of
coronavirus as last Sunday, whereas 46 African countries have
officially recorded cases. The good sign is that recoveries are
rising, while the death toll has touched 50 marks for the whole
continent. Southern African countries topped the list of infected
region, while Central Africa is the least affected with one
exception-Sao Tome and Principe.
Experts are of the opinion that the possibility of the countries and
regions, which are relatively unaffected now, the virus can take a
toll in the coming days because of the movement of people among the
countries and regions.
The eight virus-free group comprises the following:
1. Sao Tome and Principe
2. Comoros
3. Lesotho
4. South Sudan
5. Burundi
6. Sierra Leone
7. Malawi
8. Botswana
The list of 43 infected countries and the count as on 22nd March
2020 is as follows:-
North Africa
Algeria – 201
Egypt – 294
Morocco – 109
Tunisia – 75
Libya – 1
Virus-free = None
West Africa
Benin – 2
Burkina Faso – 75
Ghana – 24
Guinea – 2
Ivory Coast – 25
Liberia – 3
Mauritania – 2
Nigeria- 30
Senegal – 79
Togo – 16
The Gambia – 1
Niger – 2
Cape Verde – 3
Mali – 2
Guinea-Bissau – 2
Virus-free = Sierra Leone
Central Africa
Cameroon – 40
Central African Republic – 3
Congo-Brazzaville – 4
DR Congo – 36
Equatorial Guinea – 6
Gabon – 6
Chad – 1
Virus-free = Sao Tome and Principe
Southern Africa
Eswatini – 1
Namibia – 3
South Africa – 402
Zambia – 2
Zimbabwe – 2
Madagascar – 3
Angola – 2
Mozambique – 1
Virus-free = Malawi, Comoros, Lesotho, Botswana
East Africa / Horn of Africa
Ethiopia – 11
Kenya – 16
Rwanda – 17
Seychelles – 7
Somalia – 1
Sudan – 2
Tanzania – 12
Djibouti – 1
Mauritius – 7
Eritrea
Uganda
More than 1,400 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported
across the continent. The preparedness and curative actions differ
from country to country. According to WHO sources, the reporting of
the cases is tardy. There are possibilities for some cases go
unreported.
