Audio By Carbonatix
The second wave of coronavirus hitting Africa is "more aggressive" than the first, according to the head of the African Centres for Disease Control (CDC), John Nkengasong.
He told the BBC Newsday program that the continent was now reporting about 30,000 new cases daily compared to 18,000 new cases in mid-July.
The health agency's tally shows that Africa has so far confirmed 2,879,193 coronavirus cases, with 68,755 deaths and 2,378,090 recoveries.
Countries like Rwanda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic have imposed new restrictions to limit the virus's spread.
Mr Nkengasong said the focus now is on "prevention measures that should be in place and engaging with the populations so that they can truly get out of the pandemic fatigue mode".
He added that face masks are the continent's best hope to prevent the spread of the virus and urged the government to offer subsidies on masks.
Latest Stories
-
Ghana, Germany deepen cooperation on railways, labour mobility
3 minutes -
Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris for open-air Mass
14 minutes -
‘I never said I’ll declare a state of emergency’ – President Mahama on galamsey
54 minutes -
Bobby Banson condemns EOCO’s attempted arrest of Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah
1 hour -
When Kumasi begins to look like somebody is in charge
1 hour -
Parliamentary probe into cocaine seizure would be a waste of time – Inusah Fuseini
1 hour -
Cocaine seizure: Focus on Ghana’s reputation, not partisan blame – Osae-Kwapong
2 hours -
Two Invitations, Three Interrogations: Did Baffour Awuah tell the whole story?
2 hours -
Drug cartels may be seeing Ghana as easy route – Lenin Anane Agyei
3 hours -
Ghana risks gaining notoriety as drug-trafficking hub – Bobby Banson
3 hours -
Government dismissed my drug trafficking warning, then tried to arrest me – Ntim Fordjour
3 hours -
Day Two: 3rd Republic Bank-JoyNews Habitat Fair Clinic underway at Junction Mall
3 hours -
NACOC addressing inherited gaps in fight against drug trafficking – Deputy Director-General
3 hours -
Taekwondo goes to school as GTF launches five-region youth campaign
3 hours -
The issues Mourinho is struggling to fix at Real Madrid
3 hours