JUPITERASC
Well-known member
In Mundane Astrology
EIGHTH HOUSE
Public mortality
and the kinds of people who die
When the coronavirus first emerged last year
health officials feared the pandemic would sweep across Africa
killing millions & destroying the continent’s fragile health systems.
that catastrophic scenario has not occurred in Zimbabwe
or much of Africa either
the coronavirus is quickly being relegated to the past
as political rallies, concerts & home gatherings have returned.
Earlier this week
Zimbabwe recorded just 33 new COVID-19 cases
and ZERO DEATHS
in line with a recent fall in the disease across the continent
where World Health Organization data show that
infections have been dropping since July
something “...mysterious...” going on in Africa is puzzling scientists
said Wafaa El-Sadr, chair of global health at Columbia University.
“...Africa doesn’t have vaccines & the resources to fight COVID-19
that they have in Europe and the U.S.
but somehow they seem to be doing better...” she said.
Fewer than 6% of people in Africa are vaccinated.
For months, the WHO has described Africa as
“...one of the least affected regions in the world...”
in its weekly pandemic reports.
WHO data show that deaths in Africa make up just 3% of the global total.
In comparison
deaths in the Americas and Europe account for 46% and 29%.
“...They said there will be dead bodies on the streets
and all that
but nothing like that happened...”
Oyewale Tomori, a Nigerian virologist
who sits on several WHO advisory groups
suggested Africa might not even need as many vaccines as the West.
It’s an idea that, while controversial
he says is being seriously discussed among African scientists
and is reminiscent of the proposal British officials made last March
to let COVID-19 freely infect the population to build up immunity.
The impact of the coronavirus has also been relatively muted
in poor countries like Afghanistan
where experts predicted outbreaks amid ongoing conflict
would prove disastrous. But did not occur
.
EIGHTH HOUSE
Public mortality
and the kinds of people who die
When the coronavirus first emerged last year
health officials feared the pandemic would sweep across Africa
killing millions & destroying the continent’s fragile health systems.
that catastrophic scenario has not occurred in Zimbabwe
or much of Africa either
the coronavirus is quickly being relegated to the past
as political rallies, concerts & home gatherings have returned.
Earlier this week
Zimbabwe recorded just 33 new COVID-19 cases
and ZERO DEATHS
in line with a recent fall in the disease across the continent
where World Health Organization data show that
infections have been dropping since July
something “...mysterious...” going on in Africa is puzzling scientists
said Wafaa El-Sadr, chair of global health at Columbia University.
“...Africa doesn’t have vaccines & the resources to fight COVID-19
that they have in Europe and the U.S.
but somehow they seem to be doing better...” she said.
Fewer than 6% of people in Africa are vaccinated.
For months, the WHO has described Africa as
“...one of the least affected regions in the world...”
in its weekly pandemic reports.
WHO data show that deaths in Africa make up just 3% of the global total.
In comparison
deaths in the Americas and Europe account for 46% and 29%.
“...They said there will be dead bodies on the streets
and all that
but nothing like that happened...”
Oyewale Tomori, a Nigerian virologist
who sits on several WHO advisory groups
suggested Africa might not even need as many vaccines as the West.
It’s an idea that, while controversial
he says is being seriously discussed among African scientists
and is reminiscent of the proposal British officials made last March
to let COVID-19 freely infect the population to build up immunity.
The impact of the coronavirus has also been relatively muted
in poor countries like Afghanistan
where experts predicted outbreaks amid ongoing conflict
would prove disastrous. But did not occur
.
