RYAN NOACH: SA’s Covid-19 hotspots are growing, and holidaymakers are upping infection risk
Initial pathology reports indicate that more than 80% of individuals tested after the post-matric events in Umhlanga and Ballito tested positive for Covid-19
14 December 2020 - 16:41
SA is experiencing a second wave of Covid-19 infections. The number of new cases being reported daily now is at the highest level since July (when the country experienced the first peak of the pandemic), and is rapidly increasing.
In particular, the Eastern Cape and Western Cape are experiencing a surge in new infections, with a well-established second wave in these areas. The timing of our country’s second wave, and the location of hot spots in the Eastern and Western Cape is concerning, considering it converges with the migration of holidaymakers to these same regions...
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