When the coronavirus first emerged last year, health officials feared the pandemic would sweep across Africa, killing millions and destroying the continent’s fragile health systems. Although it’s still unclear what COVID-19’s ultimate toll will be, that catastrophic scenario has yet to materialize in Zimbabwe or much of Africa. When the coronavirus first emerged last year, health officials feared the pandemic would sweep across Africa, killing millions. But there is something “mysterious” going on in Africa that is puzzling scientists, said Wafaa El-Sadr, chair of global health at Columbia University. WHO data show that deaths in Africa make up just 3% of the global total.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 20, 2021 16:49 UTC