A recent report released by the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to Covid-19 (PERC) Consortium shows that less than half the people interviewed across the continent about Covid-19 pandemic believed they faced the risk of contracting the virus. More than 60 per cent of those interviewed believed that Covid-19 could be prevented by drinking lemon or taking vitamin C. And just over 40 per cent believed that Africans could not get Covid-19. It particularly focused on their reporting on the public health and social measures around the virus. The study also found that four in five respondents anticipated that Covid-19 would be a big problem in their states. Dr Agogo said this is dangerous because it meant they were less likely to follow public health measures advice because they did not think they would be affected.

Source: Standard Digital July 03, 2020 08:37 UTC