With a still-increasing Covid caseload, how must Africa and its battered economies learn to co-exist with the virus? Mid-year, globally, there had been over 15 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 with more than 600,000 deaths. The Africa Covid-19 Community Vulnerability Index (Africa CCVI), developed by American development body, Surgo Foundation, outlines the 10 most vulnerable regions across the continent, identifying hotspots in six countries. At the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Shabir Madhi, Professor of Vaccinology, says Africa may likely see a Covid-19 vaccine in the first quarter of 2021. “They say corona isn’t ‘real’ until you know someone who has gone through it, and in my case, that person happened to be me,” she tells FORBES AFRICA.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 27, 2020 06:45 UTC