More than 10,000 healthcare workers have contracted Covid-19 across 40 African countries, WHO has reported. “Surging global demand for protective equipment as well as global restrictions on travel have triggered supply shortages,” WHO noted. Health workers also risk exposure to asymptomatic patients seeking other services and suffer from a heavy workload or lack of preparedness during emergencies. “One infection among health workers is one too many,” Dr Moeti said. WHO said across the continent it has trained more 50,000 health workers in infection prevention and control and it plans to train more than 200,000 additional workers.

Source: The Star July 25, 2020 07:52 UTC