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Africa opens testing for COVID-19
17 different African countries now have the facilities for testing for the virus.
Citation for information:
Ryan, M. (Ed.). (2021). Covid-19. Routledge. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T9UiEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=RA1-PR13&dq=timeline%2Bof%2Bcovid%2Bin%2Bafrica&ots=7stvu4fTVx&sig=MymjLoRlZO83b5FsgzYHriCUawk#v=onepage&q=timeline%20of%20covid%20in%20africa&f=false -
Egypt reports their first coronavirus case
This was the first reported coronavirus case in all of Africa.
Citation for information:
Ryan, M. (Ed.). (2021). Covid-19. Routledge. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T9UiEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=RA1-PR13&dq=timeline%2Bof%2Bcovid%2Bin%2Bafrica&ots=7stvu4fTVx&sig=MymjLoRlZO83b5FsgzYHriCUawk#v=onepage&q=timeline%20of%20covid%20in%20africa&f=false -
Confirmed count of global coronavirus cases surpasses 250,000 cases for a single day.
Daily COVID-19 cases start to see an exponential spike as summer arrives.
Citation for information:
Ryan, M. (Ed.). (2021). Covid-19. Routledge. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T9UiEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=RA1-PR13&dq=timeline%2Bof%2Bcovid%2Bin%2Bafrica&ots=7stvu4fTVx&sig=MymjLoRlZO83b5FsgzYHriCUawk#v=onepage&q=timeline%20of%20covid%20in%20africa&f=false -
South Africa announces the launch of their first vaccine trial.
This was the first coronavirus vaccine trial started in Africa. Citation for image:
Nkengasong, J. N., Ndembi, N., Tshangela, A., & Raji, T. (2020, October 6). Covid-19 vaccines: How to ensure Africa has access. Nature News. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02774-8 -
Polio vaccination efforts are thwarted by the pandemic
The WHO publicly announced that the pandemic is disrupting polio vaccination efforts. The pandemic as a whole has halted progress of vaccination efforts of many different diseases across the world.
Citation for information:
Ryan, M. (Ed.). (2021). Covid-19. Routledge. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T9UiEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=RA1-PR13&dq=timeline%2Bof%2Bcovid%2Bin%2Bafrica&ots=7stvu4fTVx&sig=MymjLoRlZO83b5FsgzYHriCUawk#v=onepage&q=timeline%20of%20covid%20in -
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise exponentially in Africa.
More than 1.4 million people were known to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Africa, with more than 36,000 deaths. Nkengasong, J. N., Ndembi, N., Tshangela, A., & Raji, T. (2020, October 6). Covid-19 vaccines: How to ensure Africa has access. Nature News. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02774-8 -
Seychelles becomes the first African country to start vaccinating against COVID-19
After a long wait, the vaccination rollout in Africa has begun in the country of Seychelles. Citation for information:
Ryan, M. (Ed.). (2021). Covid-19. Routledge. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T9UiEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=RA1-PR13&dq=timeline%2Bof%2Bcovid%2Bin%2Bafrica&ots=7stvu4fTVx&sig=MymjLoRlZO83b5FsgzYHriCUawk#v=onepage&q=timeline%20of%20covid%20in%20africa&f=false -
Ghana receives international shipment of COVID-19 vaccines
Ghana becomes the first African country to receive an international shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, which was done through the COVAX Facility.
Citation for information:
Ryan, M. (Ed.). (2021). Covid-19. Routledge. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T9UiEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=RA1-PR13&dq=timeline%2Bof%2Bcovid%2Bin%2Bafrica&ots=7stvu4fTVx&sig=MymjLoRlZO83b5FsgzYHriCUawk#v=onepage&q=timeline%20of%20covid%20in%20africa&f=false -
WHO confirms more than 50 million Africans are now vaccinated against COVID-19
At that time, there were also more than 4 million cases and 10,000 deaths reported in Africa.
Citation for information:
Ryan, M. (Ed.). (2021). Covid-19. Routledge. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T9UiEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=RA1-PR13&dq=timeline%2Bof%2Bcovid%2Bin%2Bafrica&ots=7stvu4fTVx&sig=MymjLoRlZO83b5FsgzYHriCUawk#v=onepage&q=timeline%20of%20covid%20in%20africa&f=false -
Tanzania receives 1 million vaccine doses from the United States
Tanzania received a donation of 1 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the United States Government, through COVAX.
Citation for information:
Ryan, M. (Ed.). (2021). Covid-19. Routledge. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=T9UiEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=RA1-PR13&dq=timeline%2Bof%2Bcovid%2Bin%2Bafrica&ots=7stvu4fTVx&sig=MymjLoRlZO83b5FsgzYHriCUawk#v=onepage&q=timeline%20of%20covid%20in%20africa&f=false -
Cases and deaths continue to rise in Africa
22 African countries saw cases rise by over 20% for at least two weeks running in the week to 25 July and reported deaths rose in 17 African countries to nearly 6,300 on the continent in the same week. -
The Middle East and North Africa show struggle with vaccine acceptance rates
Systematic review investigated COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates worldwide based on survey studies by December 2020. Review showed the Middle East and North Africa as struggling with vaccine acceptance rate. Citation for image and information:
Sallam, M., Al-Sanafi, M., & Sallam, M. (2022, January 11). A global map of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates per country. Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare. Retrieved April 6, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8760993/