Africa launches largest Covid treatment clinical trial
A medical worker injects a man with the clinical trial for a potential vaccine against Covid-19 at the Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, South Africa, on June 24 ,2020. Africa has launched a large clinical trial that aims to identify treatment for mild and moderate cases of Covid-19. PHOTO | SIPHIWE SIBEKO | POOL | AFP
An ambitious African study to identify treatments that can be used to treat mild and moderate cases of coronavirus patients early has been launched.
The clinical trial, which targets 13 African countries, also seeks to prevent spikes in hospitalisation that could overwhelm fragile and already overburdened health systems in Africa. The continent has recorded about 2.1 million cases and more than 50,000 deaths.
