Gauteng’s Covid-19 situation improves, but Makhura says worst could still come
The virus is expected to peak at the end of August or in September, but active cases have continually declined, and if the peak does hit later the provincial government ‘is prepared for it’
07 August 2020 - 14:52
The Gauteng provincial government will battle the Covid-19 pandemic as though the peak of virus could still hit the country’s economic hub, despite the number of active cases steadily declining over the past few weeks.
Gauteng premier David Makhura said in a media briefing on Friday that it is good news that the number of active cases is going down, while the recoveries in the province are increasing...
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