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Covid-19 cases in Africa increase and hospitals are overcrowded

South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana and Algeria are the countries in greatest difficulty

As Africa prepares to reach one million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, there is a warning that the growing number of patients with Covid-19 is beginning to overwhelm hospitals, especially in countries with weak health systems.

The continent, which was initially spared in the first major wave of the pandemic, is now seeing a significant increase in the number of cases with more than 992,000 cases of infection and more than 21,000 deaths, according to data released Thursday by the World Organization. of Health (WHO).

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