More than 46,000 people have contracted the disease.
World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti said: "WHO developed guidelines on how to do this because we need to protect and ensure the delivery of services without risking the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and this is a very big challenge we are having in countries, like how to provide immunisation services for children while practicing physical distancing.
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