Contributory role of SARS-CoV-2 genomic variations and life expectancy in COVID-19 transmission and low fatality rate in Africa
Abstract Background The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has claimed lots of lives, posing a dire threat to global health. It was predicted that the coronavirus outbreak in the African population would be very lethal and result to economic devastation owing to the prevalence of immune-compromise...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-12-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43042-020-00116-x |