Africa’s top public health official has said the rate of confirmed new coronavirus cases has fallen again, by 14 per cent from the previous week, according to AP.
John Nkengasong dismissed the idea of a “hidden pandemic” on the continent, telling reporters that testing has improved significantly in Africa’s 54 countries and close to 1pc of the total population of 1.3 billion has been tested for the virus.
He said earlier concerns about testing shortages are disappearing as countries test more, and the easing curve “represents a sign of hope”.
Africa has a total of 1.2 million confirmed cases, roughly half in South Africa.
