WHO said the cases on the continent may shoot up from thousands to millions if models are accurate, UN health agency says.

More than two million people have been infected by the virus globally [Rogan Ward/Reuters]
Coronavirus cases in Africa could surge from just thousands now to 10 million within three to six months, according to provisional modelling, a regional World Health Organization (WHO) official said.

But Michel Yao, head of emergency operations for WHO Africa, said on Thursday it was a tentative projection that could change. He noted worst-case predictions for the Ebola outbreak had not come true because people changed their behaviour in time.
COVID-19 cases on the continent may shoot up from thousands to millions if models are accurate, UN health agency says.
More than two million people have been infected by the virus globally [Rogan Ward/Reuters]
Coronavirus cases in Africa could surge from just thousands now to 10 million within three to six months, according to provisional modelling, a regional World Health Organization (WHO) official said.
But Michel Yao, head of emergency operations for WHO Africa, said on Thursday it was a tentative projection that could change. He noted worst-case predictions for the Ebola outbreak had not come true because people changed their behaviour in time

"This is still to be fine-tuned," he told a media teleconference. "It's difficult to make a long-term estimation because the context changes too much and also public health measures, when they are fully implemented, they can actually have an impact."

The world's poorest continent has seen more than 17,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and about 900 deaths so far - relatively few compared with other regions.
But there are fears that the numbers could balloon and overwhelm shaky health services.

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COVID-19 cases on the continent may shoot up from thousands to millions if models are accurate, UN health agency says.

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Africa coronavirus cases could hit 10 million in six months: WHO
More than two million people have been infected by the virus globally [Rogan Ward/Reuters]
Coronavirus cases in Africa could surge from just thousands now to 10 million within three to six months, according to provisional modelling, a regional World Health Organization (WHO) official said.


But Michel Yao, head of emergency operations for WHO Africa, said on Thursday it was a tentative projection that could change. He noted worst-case predictions for the Ebola outbreak had not come true because people changed their behaviour in time.

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"This is still to be fine-tuned," he told a media teleconference. "It's difficult to make a long-term estimation because the context changes too much and also public health measures, when they are fully implemented, they can actually have an impact."

The world's poorest continent has seen more than 17,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and about 900 deaths so far - relatively few compared with other regions.

But there are fears that the numbers could balloon and overwhelm shaky health services

"The numbers continue to increase every day."

https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/events/coronavirus-outbreak.html

Source please

What if Europe Asia and even all American countries ?

Make these ppl no d too underrate Africa !

Chai

While Americans will likely reach 100 millions and Europe 400 millions Since that's what they don't want to hear too. Imagine, just imagine if this stuff started from a lab in Nigeria or any African countries, everyone but African would have been segregated and banished from the rest of the world in everyway and majorly would have die a slow, painful deaths. All their plans won't work, what ever is happening is global troubles, and must be stopped collectively not segregation and pointing disaster fingers.

Back to sender

Angels of doom. They hardly forecast anything good for Africa.

God is on our side. Though we have bad leaders, but we have a good God.

In God we trust.