COVID-19: unpacking the low number of cases in Africa

dc.creatorChitungo, Itai
dc.creatorDzobo, Mathias
dc.creatorHlongwa, Mbuzeleni
dc.creatorDzinamarira, Tafadzwa
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-12T19:26:27Z
dc.date.available2020-11-12T19:26:27Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.description.abstractCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected over nineteen million people globally with over 700 ​000 fatalities as of 9 August 2020. To date, Africa has recorded the least amount of COVID-19 confirmed cases. As of 9 August 2020, Africa has 1, 037, 135 cases compared to 10, 615, 855 in Americas and 3, 061, 264 in Europe. In this piece, the authors unpack the low numbers of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa - is it a case of limited testing capacity due to poor health systems or otherwise?pt_BR
dc.identifier.citationCHITUNGO, I. et al. COVID-19: unpacking the low number of cases in Africa. Public Health in Practice, [S.l.], v. 1, Nov. 2020.pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ufla.br/handle/1/45458
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535220300379?pt_BR
dc.languageen_USpt_BR
dc.publisherElsevierpt_BR
dc.rightsopenAccesspt_BR
dc.sourcePublic Health in Practicept_BR
dc.subjectCOVID-19 - Africapt_BR
dc.subjectCOVID-19 - Testing capacitypt_BR
dc.titleCOVID-19: unpacking the low number of cases in Africapt_BR
dc.typeArtigopt_BR

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