Medical workers take swabs to test for Covid-19 in Seoul. South Korea has mounted an extensive coronavirus testing regime. Photo: AFP Medical workers take swabs to test for Covid-19 in Seoul. South Korea has mounted an extensive coronavirus testing regime. Photo: AFP
Medical workers take swabs to test for Covid-19 in Seoul. South Korea has mounted an extensive coronavirus testing regime. Photo: AFP
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When coronavirus numbers don’t paint a big pandemic picture

  • Egypt appears to have very few cases of Covid-19 while South Korea and Italy have thousands
  • But one expert warns that Africa could be the disease’s next hotspot, despite the low reported caseload

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Linda Lew
Linda Lew

Updated: 11:36pm, 15 Mar, 2020

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Medical workers take swabs to test for Covid-19 in Seoul. South Korea has mounted an extensive coronavirus testing regime. Photo: AFP Medical workers take swabs to test for Covid-19 in Seoul. South Korea has mounted an extensive coronavirus testing regime. Photo: AFP
Medical workers take swabs to test for Covid-19 in Seoul. South Korea has mounted an extensive coronavirus testing regime. Photo: AFP
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