COVID-19: Extracting the Pattern of Morbidity and Mortality Among Countries in the African Region

Segmentation of African countries based on infection and death rates of COVID-19 before vaccination: A rigid population to source for workforce amidst the pandemic?

“…There were several predictions that the African continent was going to be affected by the pandemic more than other parts of the world [ 2 , 5 ]. It turned out that the continent was not badly affected as predicted even before the vaccination era.…”

“…Though Africa is generally considered as a developing continent with a largely weak healthcare system, the impact of the pandemic was relatively low during the peak of the disaster. The low impact has been attributed to a younger age demographic structure, lack of long-term care facilities (such as old people's homes), protection acquired through previous exposures to other forms of coronaviruses, favorable climate, and early response by most African countries when the pandemic started [ 5 , 20 ]. Since businesses were shut down during the peak of the pandemic to control infection and death rates, it is logical to hold that a workforce rigid to the virus will not require such disruptions.…”

“…The negative effects on businesses were largely caused by the lockdown rules imposed by various authorities, the inability of some enterprises to operate remotely, and the health consequences of the pandemic on citizens. At the onset of the pandemic, several assertions were made to imply that the African continent was going to be badly affected more than other continents [ 2 , 5 ]. The predictions were premised on the weak healthcare systems and low standard of living in most parts of Africa.…”