Africa's fragile health systems rush to contain coronavirus

With limited intensive care beds, governments are putting their hopes in preventing and detecting the outbreak

Governments across Africa are rushing to reinforce measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, fearing that fragile health systems will be swiftly overwhelmed if the disease spreads beyond a small number of cases on the continent.

World Health Organization (WHO) officials have called for a strong response to a "tremendously fast rise in the number of countries with cases being confirmed".