UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 (IPS) – Franck Kuwonu, Africa Renewal*Re-opening economies is a tough balancing act between keeping people safe from the virus while ensuring they can still make a living.
Some four months after the first COVID-19 case in Africa was reported in Egypt, countries on the continent are beginning to ease public health and social measures, such as lockdowns and curfews, imposed to curb the spread of the pandemic.
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 23 (IPS) – Franck Kuwonu, Africa Renewal*Re-opening economies is a tough balancing act between keeping people safe from the virus while ensuring they can still make a living. Some four months after the first COVID-19 case in Africa was reported in Egypt, countries on the continent are beginning to ease public health and social measures, such as lockdowns and curfews, imposed to curb the spread of the pandemic.Read the full story, “As COVID-19 Cases Rise, African Countries Grapple with Safely Easing Lockdowns”, on globalissues.org →