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Africa crosses 2.5 million COVID-19 cases

Men wear protectives mask as they walk on a street in Adjame, area of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, March 17, 2020. [File, Luc Gnago, Reuters]

The total number of coronavirus cases in Africa crossed 2.5 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as a second wave of infections hits the continent.

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