South Africa warns of coronavirus ‘storm’ as outbreak accelerates across continent

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COVID-19 ‘storm’ warning in Africa

“The pandemic is gaining full momentum” in Africa, says John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. On Thursday, Nkengasong announced that new cases were up 24% on the continent in the past week. Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Algeria account for the lion’s share of the confirmed cases. On Twitter, Nkengasong called for “an aggressive and bold approach” of mask-wearing, testing, contact tracing and community response to contain the spread.

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