Influencing factors of SARS-Cov2 spread in Africa

[...]urban areas, especially the administrative and/or economical capitals or megacities are often remarkably densely populated, which creates conditions where virus can spread rapidly and may remain undetected, whereas rural and Saharan areas should take a great advantage of geographic distance and lack of promiscuity to be at very low risk of contamination. [...]the climate-specific differences between regions, the effect of UV light on the survival of the virus on surfaces, or the higher temperatures my significantly impact the current SARS-CoV2 spread [5]. In several other countries, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and staff trained in critical care are mostly limited to tertiary hospitals. [...]mortality associated with COVID-19 is likely to exceed the average death rate of the pandemic, mostly vulnerable and immunocompromised populations who are at greater risk of developing severe and critical disease [8]. Other questions are also raised about whether the virus genotypes and mutations contribute to host tropism and rapid global spread. [...]alongside the clinical management of patients, health systems need to closely monitor the genome of SARS-CoV2 in each country, in order to determine its virulence and possible future mutant strains, with the potential impact of this on the propagation of the virus.