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Urgent Action Needed as Third Virus Wave Sweeps Africa, WHO Says
- Reported coronavirus cases rose by 20% week-on-week: WHO
- DRC, Uganda record highest number of weekly cases to date
Healthcare workers take a brief moment of silence to remember colleagues who have succumbed to coronavirus in Kampala, Uganda.
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African governments must act quickly to curb a third wave of coronavirus infections that is sweeping across the continent, the World Health Organization said.
Cases rose by more than a fifth week-on-week, pushing cases to more than 5 million, WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said in an online briefing on Thursday. The spike in infections should push countries and governments into “urgent action” to expand vaccinations and inoculate priority groups, she said.