Warning of long battle as Africa's virus numbers rise

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The total of known cases across all of Africa, compiled by AFP, stands at more than 900 and is rising fast after lagging other continents.

JOHANNESBURG - Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its second coronavirus death on Friday as infections rose in South Africa, where the government warned bluntly of a long haul in the fight against the disease.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize pointed to established scientific projections showing that infections "ultimately can affect up to 60% of the population." Only South Africans were allowed to disembark while 68 Chinese nationals were refused permission to leave the aircraft. At the Zawiyat Sofwat El-Islam mosque, in a rundown part of the city, religious leaders struggled to restrict numbers gathered outside - eventually the gates were flung open and around a thousand worshippers entered.

 

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