WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Since sub-Saharan Africa reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 in late February in Lagos, Nigeria, African governments and much of the international health community have prepared for a potential humanitarian calamity.
And yet, two and a half months later, the region has roughly 10,000 confirmed cases and fewer than 700 deaths to date.While African populations and their national health systems continue to prepare for the potential for increased transmission across the continent, recent World Poll data indicate how Africa might handle a virus that has already stretched health systems in some rich countries to the breaking point.Among 144 countries and areas polled in 2019, the 12 countries with the highest