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Senegal hospitals overwhelmed by Covid patients

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Senegal hospitals overwhelmed by Covid patients

Senegal’s health ministry is warning that hospitals in the capital Dakar are becoming overwhelmed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.

According to BBC, infections have soared over the past month from a few dozen a day to around 1,700 daily cases.

A senior public health official said medical staff in the city were burned out and that almost 99% of hospital beds were occupied.

Laboratories have also been struggling to cope with a rise in demand for tests.

Correspondents say President Macky Sall may be forced to impose tighter restrictions to limit the spread of the virus.

A curfew and limits on gatherings were lifted after riots broke out in March.

Maneno Chimulala

I am a journalist, educator, and activist with passion for telling stories about social justice, sports and political issues. I graduated from Mzuzu University. I started my career at the Maravi Post online publication in 2012 as an intern while in college. Upon graduating from Mzuzu University I was offered a job as Sports Reporter because of my background as a goalkeeper and rose to the position of sub editor. I also had a short stint with Nyasatimes, Malawi Punch and Malawi Digest. Over the past seven years, I have worked intimately with rural organizations and communities in Malawi on human rights, girl child education and grassroots development projects. With an academic background in education, I also volunteer as male champion for girls’ education under Girls Empowerment Networks (GENET) in Malawi’s South West Education Division (SWED).