Covid-19 accelerates in South Sudan amid multiple crises – famine, urban poverty and locusts
In this photo taken on June 21, 2020, an infectious disease specialist takes a sample from Dr Reagan Taban Augustino , now a coronavirus patient himself under quarantine, at the Dr John Garang Infectious Diseases Unit in Juba, South Sudan.
The pandemic is now accelerating in Africa, the World Health Organization says. While the continent had more time than Europe and the United States to prepare before its first case was confirmed on February 14, experts feared many of its health systems would eventually become overwhelmed.South Sudan, a nation with more military generals than doctors, never had a fighting chance.
“The groups we are treating are malnourished,” Zakayo said. “My big worry is if the virus begins spreading to those groups we are treating, it will be a disaster.” With the long hours, they work in pairs to stay sharp. “It’s a must for everybody to have a buddy as a helper to monitor all the steps on the dos and don’ts, otherwise we would have infected all of us,” he said.While they’re aware of the dangers, South Sudan’s population at large still takes convincing.
There’s been an increase in deaths related to respiratory tract infections at that camp in Bentiu, WHO official Wamala Joseph told reporters last week, though it's not clear whether they were from the virus. Testing is difficult as all samples must be flown to the capital. “This is a very vulnerable population,” he said.
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