Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”.

“Africa should wake up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday, pointing out that “in other countries, we have seen how the virus actually accelerates after a certain tipping point”.

Africa has lagged behind the global curve for coronavirus infections and deaths, but in the past few days has seen a significant rise in cases.

Experts have repeatedly warned about the perils for the continent, given its weak health infrastructure, poverty, conflicts, poor sanitation and urban crowding.

Medical authorities in the poor Sahel state of Burkina Faso announced Wednesday that the number of infections there had risen by seven to 27 — and that one of them, a 62-year-old diabetic woman, had died overnight.

The country’s main opposition party, the Union for Progress and Change (UPC), said in a statement that the victim was its lawmaker Rose-Marie Compaore, the first vice president of the parliament.

South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised economy, reported a more than one-third jump in cases, with 31 new infections bringing its tally to 116.

Nearby Zambia announced its first two confirmed cases — a couple that returned to the capital Lusaka from a 10-day holiday in France.

As of Wednesday, a tally of reported cases compiled by AFP stood at more than 600 for all of Africa.

Of these, 16 cases have been fatal: six in Egypt, six in Algeria, two in Morocco, one in Sudan and one in Burkina Faso.

Those figures are relatively small compared to the rest of world — the global death toll has passed 8,800 with almost 210,000 total infections.

WHO chief Tedros said sub-Saharan Africa had recorded 233 infections, but warned the official numbers likely did not reflect the full picture.

“Probably we have undetected cases or unreported cases,” he said.

– ‘We live day-to-day’ –
Watching from afar as disaster unfolds in Asia and Europe, some African countries have wasted little time in ordering drastic measures.

Air traffic has been particularly hard hit, as many of Africa’s initial cases were detected in people who had returned from affected countries in Europe and the Middle East.

Some countries, such as Somalia, Chad, Guinea-Bissau and, most recently, the island of Madagascar have moved to stop all flights into their countries.

On Wednesday, Cape Verde — a tropical archipelago off Africa’s west coast that is heavily dependent on tourism — and the continent’s most populous nation, Nigeria, joined others in banning flights from the countries most affected by coronavirus.

Burkina Faso has ordered the closure of all schools and barred all public and private gatherings until the end of April.

There was concern on the unusually quiet streets of the capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday.

“It’s worrying what is happening with this virus, but we cannot barricade ourselves like developed countries. We lack everything here — we live day-to-day,” said bicycle seller Boureima Baguian.

“We cannot, for example, close the big market. If that happens, it’s not the coronavirus that will kill us but misery and hunger.”

The Democratic Republic of Congo announced similar measures as it reported its first local case, banning flights from affected countries and closing schools and universities for four weeks.

South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s worst-hit country, has banned cruise ships from its ports. More than 1,700 people are stranded on a liner off Cape Town over fears that some have the virus.

It is just the latest blow to tourism across the continent, with coronavirus fears also cancelling sporting, cultural and religious events.

Christian and Muslim leaders in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Senegal said they would suspend services to protect their faithful.

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Photo: People wearing face masks are seen leaving the funeral of the first victim of the COVID-19 coronavirus in sub-saharian Africa, in Ouagadougou, on March 18, 2020. - Burkina Faso on March 18, 2020, recorded one death from the new COVID-19 coronavirus, the first in sub-Saharan Africa, which is still little affected by the pandemic, even though the number of cases is increasing rapidly. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)

Time for me to stock my house with enough food stuff

As from next week price of food stuff will skyrocket

Nigeria way

I won't say a word

Na ontop of Africa they will put the whole matter because of our poor hygiene and wicked and selfish leaders.

hmm it's getting seriously serious Nigeria should take her land border in check seriously if not we're in for a serious epidemic

Sips tea


#LiabilityContinent

Like the world is about to crash.

We've heard. But the worst shall never locate us but the best.

Na Africa I pity pass for this COVID-19 scourge

This pandemic virus just exposes the fact that;

God is a p ussy, He isn't in control or he doesn't exist! I'm not insinuating he(God or other religion god) heal the world, NO! but at least, it would be fair to let their followers NOT be magically infected.

This pandemic also shows that health care is the weakness of the Almighty America, they divert more funds to military rather than health care so if any country wants to falter America as a country, Inflict her citizens.

The worst part is that even the dead person can still spread the virus if anyone touches it

Africa is not ready for this because the dead needs to be cremated

Hi

It is very obvious that if the virus gains ground in Nigeria, the weight would be much for us to bear. Unfortunately, most Nigerians especially our leaders have poor mentality towards this deadly virus called Covid-19, as no proactive measures have been taken so far to contain its spread.


Relocating to village is my next option.

This is what the west have been praying for Africa but God pass them all.

At least the elites will not be spared.

Europe locked, North America locked, even India when b dey manage una don use big padlock throwaway key inside the River Ganges. No where to run to.

We die here! After stealing the money meant to equip our hospitals, you'll die in the same dilapidated hospitals side by side with the commoners who you never cared about.

The Starks were right: Winter is here. And it comes bearing a corona gift; with special tributes to the ruling class that have always felt invincible.

-Lord

Time up!
The end is HERE!!!

What is Dapo doing? Close schools...dis thing is getting serious and it seems the governor of Ogun state is just doing nothing..Ogun state will be hit badly if nothing is done quickly because the awareness is low, people still organize parties, crowded areas and even people move in close contact with each other...ahaha the risk is getting high, all thanks to dis government...during ebola, Liberia and other affected countries were shut out immediately by the then government.. people are falling sick everyday and no one is aware of the symptoms and risk in being in contact with an infected persons

Dem no talk anything since o...

Abeg, e make sense make I report a suspected case and how can I do that?

A friend who happens to be a flat mate has been sneezing and coughing since 2 days ago and he didn't isolate himself, he even went to work today.

I'm not comfortable with him around me anymore.

I need advice on what to do, please!

The Virus has finally landed where it was planned for

E don happen

Covid-19 is real..pray for 9ja

Political class would be worst hit because of their always crowded home's and office's.

E go be ooo

Na big man wahala o

PROPHECY UPDATE: NO NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN CHINA!!!

After Prophet TB Joshua’s declaration on Saturday 29th February 2020 that showers of rain would fall to wipe away all fears of the unknown, heavy rain fell in the following days across China and specifically in Wuhan – where the coronavirus outbreak started.
Today, Thursday 19th March 2020, China’s National Health Commissioner announced that for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak started, China has reported no new domestic transmissions of COVID-19, a major milestone in the global fight against the pandemic!
Remember that during a question and answer session with Prophet TB Joshua on Tuesday 17th March 2020, he re-emphasised: “The real coronavirus is gone. What we are seeing now are the remnants.”
REJOICE – because the noise of coronavirus will be silenced by the end of March 2020!!!
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/19/c_138894045.htm

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-wuhan-china-no-cases-8b50265a-f671-4564-9b50-e7e5359b6232.html
PROPHET TB JOSHUA SPEAKING ON CORONAVIRUS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNCrsVXTd5k

Prayer Against Coronavirus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqtx_bSgHJw

Rain Is Falling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeiuiRWUQI0

Prophetic Declaration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAlpIRY4FTs

Source: TB Joshua Ministries (Facebook)

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Our incompetent government left our borders open oooo till its late.

Who did we offend olll

Hmm

May God help us

Check my signature

Pathetic...