UN agency: 300,000 Africans expected to die in coronavirus outbreak
The agency modeled four scenarios based on the level of preventive measures introduced by African governments.
A township child plays soccer as residents wait to receive food packages handed out by a non governmental organisation during a 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020.(photo credit: MIKE HUTCHINGS / REUTERS)ByREUTERS