The US on Tuesday urged African governments to practice “full transparency” in reporting publicly the number of Covid-19 cases in their respective countries. The top US official for Africa was responding to a question as to whether some governments may be downplaying the actual scope of the virus outbreak. Ambassador Nagy, a veteran Africa diplomat, drew a distinction between governments that act in a “malicious” or “innocent” fashion. Because an effective response to the pandemic requires reliable information, thus “it is critically important for everyone to be as transparent as possible,” he added. The State Department official focused his remarks on the “generous” assistance the US has provided to Africa on health care matters generally and the Covid-19 outbreak in particular.

Source: Daily Nation May 07, 2020 04:18 UTC