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BRAZZAVILLE, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Africa, notably Southern Africa, is facing an upsurge in COVID-19 cases, mainly fuelled by the Omicron variant amid relaxed public health and social measures, warned Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO), urging countries to brace for fresh pandemic wave. Africa has recorded 52,878 COVID-19 cases in the week ending on May 8, a 38 percent rise from the week before, as Southern Africa accounted for 87 percent of the continent's recorded cases in the same period, said Abdou Salam Gueye, director of emergency preparedness and response at WHO regional office for Africa. "The current surge...
