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The impacts of COVID-19 on mortality and economic development within the
African continent
COVID-19 is a mild to severe respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus (severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus two of the genus Beta coronavirus) (Merriam
Webster dictionary), which is spread primarily through contact with infectious
material (such as respiratory droplets) or objects or surfaces contaminated by the
causative virus (Merriam Webster dictionary). It is characterised by fever, cough, and
shortness of breath, and can progress to pneumonia and respiratory failure (Merriam
Webster dictionary).
In December, the year 2019, the first known case was discovered in Wuhan, China
(Wikipedia 2022). The disease quickly spread over the world, resulting in the COVID-
19 pandemic (Wikipedia 2022). This outbreak resulted a global economic outrage
and threatened many people’s lives, and some lost theirs. The following essay is
going to talk about how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted mortality and the
economies of Africa.
The impacts of COVID-19 on mortality in Africa
COVID-19-related mortality in Africa were lower than some early forecasts
anticipated (Mutapi 2021). Our inadequate understanding of the virus' activity in
various habitats, as well as an underestimating of Africa's pandemic reaction, are
two of the key reasons for this (Mutapi 2021).
Some public health specialists' early estimates of the COVID-19 pandemic's
consequences presented a bleak image for Africa (Mutapi 2021). Disease and death
were expected to wreak havoc on the continent (Mutapi 2021). These forecasts have
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
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The impacts of COVID-19 on mortality and economic development within the
African continent
COVID-19 is a mild to severe respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus (severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus two of the genus Beta coronavirus) (Merriam
Webster dictionary), which is spread primarily through contact with infectious
material (such as respiratory droplets) or objects or surfaces contaminated by the
causative virus (Merriam Webster dictionary). It is characterised by fever, cough, and
shortness of breath, and can progress to pneumonia and respiratory failure (Merriam
Webster dictionary).
In December, the year 2019, the first known case was discovered in Wuhan, China
(Wikipedia 2022). The disease quickly spread over the world, resulting in the COVID-
19 pandemic (Wikipedia 2022). This outbreak resulted a global economic outrage
and threatened many people’s lives, and some lost theirs. The following essay is
going to talk about how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted mortality and the
economies of Africa.
The impacts of COVID-19 on mortality in Africa
COVID-19-related mortality in Africa were lower than some early forecasts
anticipated (Mutapi 2021). Our inadequate understanding of the virus' activity in
various habitats, as well as an underestimating of Africa's pandemic reaction, are
two of the key reasons for this (Mutapi 2021).
Some public health specialists' early estimates of the COVID-19 pandemic's
consequences presented a bleak image for Africa (Mutapi 2021). Disease and death
were expected to wreak havoc on the continent (Mutapi 2021). These forecasts have
