Senegal sees ‘unprecedented’ surge in coronavirus cases
SENEGAL is experiencing an "unprecedented" surge in COVID-19 infections, the health ministry has revealed, after reporting a new daily record of 733 cases. The previous record was 529 cases recorded on Sunday. Senegal has seen relatively few coronavirus-related cases and deaths so far. But like many African countries, it does not have enough doses to vaccinate widely, leaving it vulnerable to fresh surges. "The situation is unprecedented. We have never seen such an increase in cases," said health ministry spokesman Mamadou Ndiaye. "Measures must be taken urgently to reverse the trend... We hope that more energetic measures will be taken…