Africa spared grim projection of Covid infection

Dr Ahmed Kalebi, CEO of Pathologists Lancet Kenya, during an interview on February 22, 2021 in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

Enigma – this is the word Dr Ahmed Kalebi used to describe how Kenya and the rest of Africa has escaped the harsh reality of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Even experts – including those who predicted the worst – do not have a clear answer as to why Africa has been largely spared from the worst of the pandemic.