Weekly Covid-19 cases in Africa have dropped significantly and deaths dipped for the first time since the peak of the fourth wave of the pandemic propelled by the Omicron variant, WHO said
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After a six-week surge, Africa's fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic driven primarily by the Omicron variant, is flattening. the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
The Omicron variant of Covid is driving a huge spike in Covid infections across countries but the death rate is stable, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.
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The global number of new Covid-19 cases increased sharply by 71 per cent last week compared to the previous week, but the number of new deaths decreased by 10 per cent, the WHO has said.
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