WHO: Africa to see slower rises in COVID19 cases after reopening economies
JOHANNESBURG - Africa will continue to see new coronavirus cases as countries begin to reopen lockdown-devastated economies, but increases will not be exponential, the head of the African branch of the World Health Organisation said Thursday.
View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTg pic.twitter.com/HR7N3i2MI8 "We are very much expecting to see continuing increase in cases, a gradual increase... some upticks as these measures are being released," WHO Africa regional director Matshidiso Moeti told journalists.
Countries that have started to experience rising numbers after easing of restrictions include Kenya, Algeria, and Ghana, she said.
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