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cord-308165-pk8d48hs	Olu, Olushayo Oluseun	Moving from rhetoric to action: how Africa can use scientific evidence to halt the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-10-28		.txt	text/plain	3711	153	40	Given the weak health system in most African countries, mounting timely and robust responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will be a big challenge hence the need to focus on targeted and high impact prevention and control interventions that could break the chain of transmission quickly. Putting the above scientific evidences on the characteristics and dynamics of COVID-19 transmission, prevention and control into perspective against the backdrop of the social, cultural and economic context in Africa, we deduce several lessons which could guide African countries to better prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent. African countries should learn from this experience and implement available guidance from WHO to ensure that essential health services are maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic particularly during lockdowns to reduce excess mortality from other preventable diseases [40] [41] [42] .	./cache/cord-308165-pk8d48hs.txt	./txt/cord-308165-pk8d48hs.txt