The World Health Organisation has conducted a survey with countries to assess their overall readiness for Coronavirus and found Africa readiness level was estimated at 66 per cent.
WHO joined Health Ministers in an Emergency Meeting on the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, which was convened on Saturday by the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The African Ministers of Health discussed a joint communiqué on how to prepare for and potentially respond to COVID-19. WHO has assisted countries in building their diagnostic capacity for COVID-19, and currently 26 laboratories are able to test for the new pathogen, up from just two early this month.
Over the years, WHO has developed a national influenza network of laboratories and health facilities.
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