Exclusive: Virus exposes gaping holes in Africa’s health systems

Dr. Martin Musumbi stands in front of a ventilator that was modified to be used simultaneously by two patients, to help fight the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, April 9, 2020. Picture taken April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

NAIROBI (Reuters) - African nations are facing a surge of COVID-19 cases with less than one intensive care bed and one ventilator per 100,000 people, a Reuters survey has found.

Even in a best-case scenario, the continent could need at least 10 times the number it has now as the outbreak peaks, an analysis of researchers' projections showed.