Coronavirus alarm bells ring in Africa

Rising infection rates and governments in denial stoking fears that health systems will be overwhelmed

A door-to-door coronavirus testing team in Johannesburg, South Africa
A door-to-door coronavirus testing team in the South African city of Johannesburg
(Image credit: Luca Sola/Getty)

A quarter of a billion people across the African continent are likely to be infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus over the next year, a new World Health Organization report warns.

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