The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa is on a downward trend and the current epidemic control situation is "encouraging". According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on October 20, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa exceeded 1.66 million, with nearly 40,000 deaths and more than 1.36 million recoveries. The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, Joanne Moti, says Africa has not seen the exponential increase in infections that many initially feared since the outbreak began.
It is believed that African countries' efforts to enhance their capacity for detection, protection and treatment are important factors in effectively fighting the epidemic. In February, only two LABS on the continent -- in South Africa and Senegal -- were able to test for the virus. Now there are more than 750. Currently, 12 African countries have laboratories that meet WHO testing standards, according to the WHO Regional Office for Africa. More than 15 million people have been tested for the virus across the continent so far.
Post time:Jun-03-2019