. While Africa’s young population has helped it to avoid a high death rate during the pandemic, the total number of infections has been much worse than most people realized.
“Most tests are carried out on people with symptoms, but much of the transmission is driven by asymptomatic people, so the reported cases we see could just be the tip of the iceberg,” she said. In India, for example, recent studies have concluded that only 10 per cent of COVID-19 deaths have been officially reported. In South Africa, estimates of excess deaths have suggested that the true number of deaths is three times more than the official count. In Peru, a revised analysis led to a tripling of the official death count.
Rapid testing and contact-tracing are particularly important in Africa because of the severe shortage of vaccines in the region. Only 5 per cent of its population is fully vaccinated. Half of African countries have fully vaccinated 2 per cent or less of their people. “More testing means rapid isolation, less transmission and more lives saved through targeted action,” she said.
The problem is worsened by the huge number of asymptomatic cases in Africa. In an estimated 65 per cent to 85 per cent of African COVID-19 cases, there are few or no symptoms – far higher than the percentage in North America or Europe.
Anyone believing any Covid stats cited by MSM clearly has a short memory. Remember, 'two weeks to flatten the curve'. The media has lied continuously since then. The first step on the path to clarity and truth is disbelieving everything the controlled corporate media tells you.
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