85% Covid Cases Undetected In Africa
Oct 15, 2021 ·
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The World Health Organization says Six out of every seven coronavirus cases are not being detected in Africa. It has made the calculation based on a formula that looks at...
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The World Health Organization says Six out of every seven coronavirus cases are not being detected in Africa.
It has made the calculation based on a formula that looks at recorded deaths and case fatality rates.
The WHO is boosting community screening in eight countries aiming to reach seven million people with rapid testing in the next year.
WHO's Africa director Dr Matshidiso Moeti says with limited testing, they are still flying blind in far too many communities in Africa while more testing means rapid isolation, less transmission and more lives saved through targeted action.
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It has made the calculation based on a formula that looks at recorded deaths and case fatality rates.
The WHO is boosting community screening in eight countries aiming to reach seven million people with rapid testing in the next year.
WHO's Africa director Dr Matshidiso Moeti says with limited testing, they are still flying blind in far too many communities in Africa while more testing means rapid isolation, less transmission and more lives saved through targeted action.
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