国际英语资讯:Africas COVID-19 cases approach 1 mln amid call to contain rapid infection rate
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 6-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> (<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="to">to</span> 992,710.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 55-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>) <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> 976,028 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> 992,710 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="registering">registering</span> <span word="about">about</span> 16,682 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 21,617 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 21,050 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> 673,757 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="registering">registering</span> <span word="about">about</span> 22,302 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 651, 455 <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="about">about</span> 521,318 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="fatality">fatality</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="average">average</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="fatality">fatality</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="fatality">fatality</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="average">average</span>.</p>
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