WHO warns Africa is ill-equipped to deal with coronavirus due to 'weaker health systems'

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on African Union member states “to come together to be more aggressive in attacking” the virus, known as COVID-19.

Extreme measures are still being taken to contain the virus in China. Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images Extreme measures are still being taken to contain the virus in China. Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images THE WORLD HEALTH Organization has warned that African health systems would be ill-equipped to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak should cases start to proliferate on the continent.

More than 1,150 people have also been infected outside China, although Egypt is the only African country to have recorded a confirmed case. “These patients require intensive care using equipment such as respiratory support machines that are, as you know, in short supply in many African countries and that’s a cause for concern,” he said.

 

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