Panic as WHO gives frightening prediction on COVID-19 in Africa, says continent could be next epicentre of deadly disease

– The World Health Organisation has warned that more cases of coronavirus could be in Africa than in any other continent

– The organisation made the warning as the cases in Africa keep increasing

– WHO says Africa does not have enough ventilators to deal with a pandemic.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. This is because there has been a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the past week across African countries. However, these cases are lower than those recorded in parts of Europe and the United States. According to WHO, Africa does not have enough ventilators to deal with a pandemic, BBC reports. The organisation’s Africa director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said WHO is focusing on prevention rather than treating the virus because African countries don’t have the capacity to treat many coronavirus patients. She said: “We want to minimise the proportion of people who get to the point of needing critical care in an ICU, because we know that these types of facilities are not adequate by any means in the majority of African countries. “I have to say the issue of ventilators is one of the biggest challenges that the countries are facing.”