Egypt confirms Coronavirus outbreak as WHO experts say new infections and deaths have gone down in China
For the first time in Africa, Coronavirus outbreak was confirmed in Egypt, but as different parts of the world tighten themselves for the impact of the virus, World Health Organization (WHO) said that the virus is not deadly as framed.
WHO Country Representative Uganda, Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam revealed that cases of new infections in Wuhan City have dropped.
“One thing we have seen in the last few days, cases of new infections seems to have gone down. We early detect, contain, and don’t allow it to be spread along with populations,” Woldemariam said.
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WHO daily monitors statistics from different countries where Coronavirus has been confirmed, and according to its report more Coronavirus victims are recovering from the disease than those who are dying.
“The people are recovering probably because most of them are on supportive treatment. The body fights, the body always fights, but we have to support it,” Woldemariam said.
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Dr Woldemariam then said Coronavirus is not as deadly as it has been portrayed because natural immunities prove to fight the disease with most patients making full recovery as research continues to find a vaccine and antidote.
“It’s less deadly, but it’s transmitted very first and the very fact that we saw it in a short time, this new virus has gone to 25 countries. Research tells you that it’s not an easy disease,” Dr Woldemariam noted.
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Dr Woldemariam adds that out of the 1,800 only three have been recorded outside China. However, he urged all countries to remain vigilant about the disease and refuted claims that certain races are immune to Coronavirus.
“No continent or no country could take it easy and say this disease could not come to my country.”
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He further revealed that 16 African countries including Uganda have been uplifted incapacity to detect Coronavirus by World Health Organization.
“In the first few days of this outbreak, we had only two labs, one running in South Africa and another in Senegal. But since then partners and WHO made it possible for other countries to have the lab and the test capacities,” Woldemariam revealed.
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