ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Director of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong, on Wednesday called for strong continental and global collaboration to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Africa.
As of Wednesday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,064,546 as the death toll rose to 23,839. The number of people who recovered from their COVID-19 infections also reached 758,292 so far, according to the Africa CDC.
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