ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Sunday said that 40 African countries are under full border closure due to concerns related to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Africa.
The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare
agency of the African Union (AU) Commission, disclosed on Saturday that some 40
African countries are still under “full border closure” while night-time curfew
has been activated across 34 countries in an effort to halt the spread of the
infectious virus.
As of Sunday, the number of confirmed COVID-19
positive cases across the African continent surpassed 724,692 as the death toll
from the pandemic rose to 15,209 according to the latest figures from the
Africa CDC.
The continental disease control and prevention
agency also said that some 383,308 people who were infected with COVID-19 had
recovered across the continent so far.
According to the Africa CDC, some African
countries still allow cargo, freight and emergency transport into and out of
their respective countries, and some AU members allow citizens and residents to
enter but all borders are essentially closed.
It also noted that 54 African countries are
practicing limited public gathering, and some 36 countries have exercised
country-wide closure of educational institutions.
Amid growing efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 across countries in Africa, 41 countries are practicing mandatory public use of face masks, it noted. - Africa
No comments:
Post a Comment