UNITEDS NATION Said COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans

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UNITEDS NATION Said COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans


COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, theCOVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans (UNECA) said on Friday, calling for a $100 billion safety net for the continent.



Africa's 54 countries have so far reported fewer than 20,000 confirmed cases of the disease, just a fraction of the more than two million cases reported globally. But the World Health Organization warned on Thursday that Africa could see as many as 10 million cases in three to six months.

"To protect and build towards our shared prosperity at least $100 billion is needed to immediately resource a health and social safety net response," the UNECA report stated.
UNECA is also backing a call by African finance ministers for an additional $100 billion in stimulus, which would include a halt to all external debt service.

The agency modelled four scenarios based on the level of preventive measures introduced by African governments.



In the total absence of such interventions, the study calculated over 1.2 billion Africans would be infected and 3.3 million would die this year. Africa has a total population of around 1.3 billion.

Most of Africa, however, has already mandated social distancing measures, ranging from curfews and travel guidelines in some countries to full lockdowns in others.

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