COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is now reaching 'full speed' The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the coronavirus pandemic on the continent is reaching “full speed” after cases surpassed a half-millionJOHANNESBURG -- The COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is reaching “full speed,” the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief said Thursday, while a South African official said a single province is preparing 1.5 million graves. Modeling has shown that South Africa will have nowhere close to that many deaths in the months ahead. With any COVID-19 vaccine, a “delay in Africa of even one year would be catastrophic,” he said. Africa in recent days has begun taking part in COVID-19 vaccine trials in the face of increasing misinformation on the continent. That's in part because local data is lacking, said Shabir Madhi, principal investigator of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa.

Source: ABC News July 09, 2020 10:09 UTC