Experts warn fragile healthcare systems in many nations could be overwhelmed in the face of a severe COVID-19 outbreak.
The outbreak of the new coronavirus has reached every nation in Africa, a continent of 1.2 billion people.
As of June 16, the confirmed coronavirus death toll on the continent stood at 6,779, with fatalities including the former President of the Republic of the Congo Jacques Joachim Yhombi-Opango and Somalia’s former Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein.
Below is an interactive map tracking all the coronavirus cases in Africa.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA NEWS