Prognosis

Africa Is Two to Three Weeks Away From Height of Virus Storm

$100 billion emergency stimulus needed to curb virus: UN panel
Africa yet to experience a crisis on the scale of Covid-19

A member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) enforces social distancing of shoppers outside a supermarket in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on March 28.Photographer: Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

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By Prinesha Naidoo

March 29, 2020 at 2:00 AM EDT

Updated on

March 30, 2020 at 1:37 AM EDT

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Africa is two to three weeks away from the worst of the coronavirus storm and needs an emergency economic stimulus of $100 billion to bolster preventative measures and support its fragile healthcare systems, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

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