The COVID-19 positivity rate in Cameroon has been falling as the vaccination campaign goes on, Minister of Public Health Malachie Manaouda said.
“We have noticed for a few weeks now a considerable drop in the level of transmission of the virus in Cameroon,” Manaouda told reporters on Thursday in the capital, Yaounde, after a cabinet meeting to evaluate the COVID-19 situation in schools.
“The positivity rate has dropped from 24 percent to 7 percent. From every indication, this second wave of the virus is getting over but we must remain vigilant,” he said.
The minister attributed the falling positivity rate to an ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign and residents’ adherence to health guidelines such as keeping social distance and wearing face masks.
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The national vaccination campaign was launched on April 12 shortly after Cameroon received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government.
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