Following the lockdown order rolled out by different African countries as a measure to curb the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, Africa has detected an increased in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Afriupdate reports that as at Tuesday April 7th April 2020, there are more than 10,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across Africa, All except two African countries have recorded cases despite measures rolled out by governments to combat the spread.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has since declared it a pandemic due to its spread. with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. The whole of Africa has rising cases with only two countries holding out as of April 7.
Below is a breakdown of the COVID-19 Cases in Africa:
- Confirmed cases = 10,068
- Number of deaths = 487
- Recoveries = 993
- Infected countries = 52
- Virus-free countries = 2
Meanwhile, Chinese e-commerce mogul Jack Ma has announced a new round of donation to Africa. Ma and his foundation is partnering with Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed on this round too.
“Our second donation to 54 countries in Africa is on the way. That includes 500 ventilators, 200K suits & face shields, 2K thermometers, 1M swabs & extraction kits and 500K gloves,” Ma posted on Twitter on Monday.
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Other partners include include Ethiopian Airlines which has been doing the continent-wide deliveries and the African Union’s Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) which is also headquartered in Addis Ababa.
Our second donation to 54 countries in Africa is on the way. That includes 500 ventilators, 200K suits & face shields, 2K thermometers, 1M swabs & extraction kits and 500K gloves. Thank you @AbiyAhmedAli @flyethiopian @AfricaCDC @WFP for your partnership. Stay safe Africa!
— Jack Ma (@JackMa) April 6, 2020
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