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Impact of COVID-19 in Africa / United Nations.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United Nations
- Series:
- UN Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) Policy Briefs and Papers ; no.10.
- UN Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) Policy Briefs and Papers ; no.10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public Health.
- Economic and Social Development.
- Local Subjects:
- Public Health.
- Economic and Social Development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource (28 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : United Nations, 2020.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- It is too early to know the full impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Africa. To date the experience has been varied. There are causes for concern, but also reasons for hope. Early estimates were pessimistic regarding the pandemic's impact on the continent. But the relatively low numbers of COVID-19 cases reported thus far have raised hopes that African countries may be spared the worst of the pandemic. While the virus is present in all African countries, most countries have recorded fewer than 1,000 cases. The African Union acted swiftly, endorsing a joint continental strategy in February, and complementing efforts by Member States and Regional Economic Communities by providing a public health platform. The e-book for this policy brief has been converted into an accessible format for the visually impaired and people with print reading disabilities. It is fully compatible with leading screen-reader technologies such as JAWS and NVDA.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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