Africa had not seen the early significant spikes in COVID-19 cases compared to the likes of Asia, North America and Europe. But there has now been a sudden rise to 30,000 infections and a similar increase in deaths to 1,374. This has intensified fears among health experts the disease is about to take off in a continent ravaged by killer infections over recent years. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also warned of 10 million cases throughout Africa in 3-6 months in a worse-case scenario.