Type of Intervention: Other Announcement
Sectors Involved: Health
Intervention Categories: Education and awareness
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: According to journalist Marie-France Cros, the DRC is apparently doing well. It officially totaled Monday, July 6, 7,660 cases of coronavirus, which were 183 deaths. For a country of 80 million people, where the pandemic first appeared on March 10, this is a good figure…
Overview: Global figures reassure that DRCongo is doing relatively well when it comes to the number of COVID-19 cases. DRCongo attributes the lower number of COVID-19 cases to the age of Congolese population. The median age in the DRC is a little below 19 years. In all of the countries where the epidemic has taken its toll, 80% of deaths have occurred in people over the age of 65. However, in DRCongo, less than 4% of the population has reached this age.
Full details here: https://afrique.lalibre.be/52286/rdcongo-covid-19-le-congo-sen-sort-apparemment-plutot-bien/
Type of Justification: Scientific Evidence (e.g. academic paper, report), Public Opinion (e.g. consultations, opinion polling)