Nairobi-Sana
The World Health Organization warned today that the new Corona virus may kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people and affect between 29 million and 44 million people in Africa in its first year if it is not contained.
Reuters reported that these expectations came within a new study conducted by the organization on Africa, based on the assumptions that no measures will be taken to contain the epidemic, which is what the director of the Regional Organization for Africa, Machidiso Moiti, said in a press conference by telephone that it is not the reality of good fortune.
"Covid 19 may become a fixed part of our lives in the coming years if many governments in the region do not take a preventive approach ... we need to be screened, tracked, isolated and treated," Moiti said in a separate statement.
Most countries of the continent imposed restrictions on gatherings in public places, international travel, and curfews, among other measures, to curb the spread of the virus.
The virus invaded Africa lagging behind other continents and its spread there is slower than others, but the World Health Organization has warned that it could turn into a long-term outbreak for years.
