Despite skepticism, fear about the coronavirus has increased in Tanzania following the death of a prominent politician in Zanzibar. Mourners showed up at public memorials wearing face masks and brandishing disinfectant.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - If the European Union and the United States fail to provide COVID-19 vaccines to African countries they will purchase them directly from Russia and.
Coronavirus: South Africa s social divide and economic woes exposed
The pandemic has unearthed South Africa s stark social and economic differences between rich and poor. Experts say the crisis has worsened the country s ailing economy, as the government flounders to find a solution.
South Africa s economy has taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the majority of the country s population frustrated as the future looks increasingly uncertain.
With the official tally at over 50,000, South Africa has recorded more coronavirus cases than any other country in sub-Saharan Africa. The number of deaths has now surpassed 1,000. The situation is unfolding and it s very problematic because the worst is still to come, DW correspondent Adrian Kriesch said from Cape Town, the worst-hit region in South Africa.
On Monday, the country expects to take delivery of the first shipment of 800,000 vaccine doses, 200,000 of which were donated by the Chinese government.
Read more about New Covid-19 strains could prolong second wave of infections in Africa: WHO on Business Standard. According to the WHO, the 501 Y.V2 variant that was initially discovered in South Africa is behind the unprecedented spike in infections in the continent s second-largest economy