Video / SuppliedA resurgence of coronavirus cases in West Africa is hitting the region hard, inundating cemeteries where funeral numbers are rising and hospitals where beds are becoming scarce. Shortages and delays have caused Africa's 54 countries to fall far behind wealthier nations in their Covid-19 vaccine rollouts. A health worker administers a dose of Janssen Covid-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson in Dakar, Senegal. Photo / APNigeria, Africa's most populous country with more than 210 million people, will receive next month more than 29 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines purchased by the government through the African Union. The country received nearly 300,000 Johnson & Johnson doses and more than 330,000 of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine in the past week.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 31, 2021 07:52 UTC