Africa: How Africa's Ancient Enemy - Malaria - May Have Influenced COVID-19 Severity
Tuesday, 19 August 2025 () [allAfrica] Cape Town -- When COVID-19 swept the globe in early 2020, health experts braced for devastation in Africa. The continent's healthcare systems, already stretched thin by endemic diseases like malaria, seemed ill-equipped to handle a new pandemic. Yet as the virus spread, a puzzling pattern emerged - many African countries reported lower COVID-19 severity rates than their counterparts in Europe and North America.
Tuesday, 19 August 2025 ()
