The reduction in COVID-19 cases and deaths means that we’ve now returned to alert level 2. Sadly, there will almost certainly be another surge in the coming months
It may seem premature to start talking about a fourth wave already, but some health experts predict that could start emerging by late October.
A recent CNN segment has shone a light on the spread of the Delta variant and our third wave, which has placed our healthcare sector under immense strain.
The tightening of lockdown measures, announced on Sunday, comes as a result of a COVID-19 third wave, which appears to be well underway in certain provinces.
There is once again talk of moving to a stricter lockdown level, as an uptick in positive cases combined with fears over two variants of concern identified in the country has experts on high alert.
Our daily new infection numbers have dropped considerably since the surge in December and January, but the battle is far from over.