The World Health Organization is urging caution over the increasing number of African countries rolling back Covid-19 surveillance and quarantine measures.
The WHO says this is especially worrisome in a continent that still has the lowest rates of vaccination in the world.
WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, says that because of the pressure to open up the economy, countries were cutting back on surveillance and other measures.
He says lifting the public health measures does not mean lifting the foot off the pedal of pandemic vigilance.