COVID-19 Global Roundup: Scientists worry about coronavirus spread in Africa

Although coronavirus in the African region has received scant global attention, the continent is not spared from the reach of the virus. At least 38 of Africa's 54 countries now have COVID-19 cases and more are emerging.

So far, the official numbers seem to suggest that sub-Saharan Africa, home to more than one billion people, has been lucky. The interactive map of reported COVID-19 cases run by Johns Hopkins University shows big red blobs almost everywhere – except sub-Saharan Africa.

But now the numbers are rising quickly. South Africa, which reported its first case two weeks ago, now has 202, bringing the total number of confirmed cases on the continent to more than 700 cases. Regional power South Africa warned of a new crisis once the virus begins to spread at home and into crowded low-income communities.

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