The covid-19 cases in Africa has gone beyond one million.
This development was disclosed by the African Union (AU) body dealing with the pandemic, BBC reports.
Considering the countries where more cases are found in Africa, the body stated that, South Africa – where testing has been widespread – accounts for more than half of all cases.
So far, there has been a need for “Aggressive and bold” measure to be carried out as Tanzania’s lack of data meanwhile is a “concern” for the AU.
Considering the research that has been carried out so far, experts say a lack of comprehensive testing across Africa means the true extent of the pandemic is not known.
An example of such can be attributed to Tanzania, which has not published figures for weeks and in early July its health minister said the virus was “heading towards an end”.
Dr John Nkengasong, while making a confirmation to BBC said, “We continue to reach out [to Tanzania] but we’re not having the right responses,” director of the AU’s Centres for Disease and Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
