Itai James Blessing Chitungo, Mathias Dzobo, M. Hlongwa, T. Dzinamarira
2020.9.11Public Health in Practice
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The authors unpack the low numbers of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa - is it a case of limited testing capacity due to poor health systems or otherwise?
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected over nineteen million people globally with over 700 000 fatalities as of 9 August 2020. To date, Africa has recorded the least amount of COVID-19 confirmed cases. As of 9 August 2020, Africa has 1, 037, 135 cases compared to 10, 615, 855 in Americas and 3, 061, 264 in Europe. In this piece, the authors unpack the low numbers of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa - is it a case of limited testing capacity due to poor health systems or otherwise?
Citation format
CHITUNGO, Itai James Blessing, et al. COVID-19: Unpacking the low number of cases in africa. Public Health in Practice, 2020, 1.