Africa transitioning out of pandemic phase of Covid, WHO says
by Peter Beaumont from on (#5W0C2)
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Africa is transitioning out of the pandemic phase of its Covid-19 outbreak and moving towards a situation where it will be managing the virus long term, the World Health Organization's regional head for Africa has said.
The pandemic is moving into a different phase," Dr Matshidiso Moeti said. We think that we're moving now, especially with the vaccination expected to increase, into what might become a kind of endemic living with the virus."
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