Less than a million African tested for COVID-19
May 7, 2020, 20:02 IST
Johannesburg, May 7 (AP) Around 850,000 people across Africa - population 1.3 billion - have been tested for the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
That's according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Director John Nkengasong again tells reporters that "we are not testing enough."
The Africa CDC last month said it hoped to test 1 million people within four weeks and 10 million within about six months. But the supply of testing kits remains a challenge.
"Without tests, we'll be fighting blindly," Nkengasong said. He added that "we are in for a very long fight, let me be clear with everyone."
Africa's confirmed virus cases are now above 51,000. (AP) INDIND(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)