"Based on what we have seen so far it is unlikely that we are going to see anything at the scale that we are seeing in Europe - both in terms of infections and mortality," said Rashida Ferrand, a London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine professor working at the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in the Zimbabwean capital Harare.
Why? Scientists and public health experts cite a number of possible factors, including the continent's youthful population and lessons learnt from previous disease outbreaks. African governments also had precious time to prepare due to the relative isolation of many of their citizens from airports and other places where they could come into contact with global travellers.
"There is a lot of circumstantial evidence," Salim Abdool Karim, a South African infectious disease specialist who has advised the government on Covid-19, told Reuters,"but there is no smoking gun."The virus hit Africa later than other continents, giving medical personnel time to set up field hospitals, source oxygen and ventilators, and learn from improvements in treatment elsewhere.
The continent's governments have also battled deadly infectious diseases such as Ebola, which killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa in 2013-16. So officials took notice when the new coronavirus started spreading around the globe rapidly early this year. South Africa introduced one of the world's toughest lockdowns in late March, when the country had confirmed just 400 cases.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
So the whole idea was to wipe out the African population?
Where are these 'experts' from? Not Africa certainly. Fuck their predictions, they've been getting them terribly wrong. I think their disappointed that Africa is less affected than then. Punch of Msunaries
Shem they tried but it didn't work and it will never happen here. Africa is not a jungle
We have the youngest population in the entire world... Europe has the eldest population it’s so threatening they might all not exist in 300 years. Go study other things julle poes
Young population and herd immunity. People got mild covid-19 and recovered quickly
Africa is one of the best place to live on earth. We eat organic food , breath fresh air and above all we fear and love the Lord. God protects us. It's a miracle and scientist can't find an answer matigary
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