Gauteng still has a Covid-19 mountain to climb, David Makhura warns
Provincial leader warns the rate of infection is almost certain to increase
07 May 2020 - 18:18
Gauteng’s lower infection rate should not fool people into believing that the Covid-19 pandemic is overstated, premier David Makhura warned on Thursday, adding that the disease was spreading into the province’s populous townships.
While Gauteng was initially the epicentre of the pandemic in SA, this has shifted to the Western Cape, as the country continues its lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus...
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