This year, the authors of that study published a letter warning the elderly and people with chronic medical conditions to stay away from Magellan, urging those present to wear masks and wash their hands.
“During the event, the streets around the Grand Mosque and the general market showed a very high population density,” the letter said. “All of these conditions are likely to favor the transmission of respiratory pathogens to pilgrims.”
Hand washing can be difficult. The number of people using tap water during the megalomania increases and in most years, there is a shortage of water. Even this year, the faucet continues to dry, local press reported, except for a quarrel late at night.
Many African countries have reported cases and deaths associated with Covid-19, which is much lower compared to other continents, especially in Europe and North America. Although many cases may have been missed due to the level of testing, epidemiologists say the continent’s youthful medieval potential is a significant factor, and the warmer climate of some countries and the tendency to live longer outside life may play a role. Studies are ongoing to test the notion that previous exposure to other coronaviruses may strengthen the immune system of some people.
Like many African countries in the West, Senegal had a good place for contact tracing protocols, in part. As a result of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and tests for coronavirus could quickly change. He has never reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases a day, and in the past two months, his case load has dropped. On Tuesday, it was only 19 of the 777 tests, the health ministry said.
But not everyone with Covid-like symptoms gets a test in Senegal, and with more than 80 percent of Covid-19 cases in Africa being asymptomatic, many cases could come under the radar, according to the World Health Organization.
On a visit to Touba last Thursday, Senegal’s health minister told local reporters that he would deploy 2,000 health ministry officials to Touba to monitor Touba and respond if necessary. He did not respond to calls or text messages requested for interviews, nor did he respond to questions about why the muggle was not canceled and why so many ministers were present.
