Africa heads to coronavirus landmark with worse to come

Africa is now edging towards a million cases of coronavirus, but experts warn far worse lies ahead in a continent struggling with fragile health systems and slender economic resources. Countries across Africa have recorded more than 850,000 infections and at least 18,000 deaths, according to an AFP tally as of Tuesday. The toll took a while to move into higher gear thanks to early restrictions on contact and movement, Dr Mary Stephens, an expert…