COVID-19 in Africa Protecting Lives and Economies
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January, 2020
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COVID 19 Protecting African Lives UNECA.pdf
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Creator / Author
UNECA
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The Economic Commission for Africa
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48
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COVID 19
Abstract
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in a new report on the coronavirus pandemic, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due to COVID-19. This, as the pandemic continues to impact on the Continents struggling economies whose growth is expected to slow down from 3.2 percent to 1.8 percent in a best-case scenario, pushing close to 27 million people into extreme poverty.
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COVID 19 Pandemic
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