As restrictions loosen, and we near the festive season, we’re looking at an inevitable surge in the infection rate.
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.
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A third COVID-19 wave, or “tsunami” as one doctor called it, is currently tearing through Gauteng. Zapiro has pointed out one obvious failure.
Last week, South Africa officially entered our third wave. As numbers continue to climb, more voices are coming out in support of restricting the sale of alcohol.
Members of the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) say that they “want to look at putting the country on adjusted Level 3, hopefully as soon as possible”.
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.
Today, the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) will meet, with sources saying a return to an adjusted alert level 2 may be on the cards.
According to Adam Lowe, a member of the Actuarial Society of South Africa COVID-19 working group, we are likely to experience one of three scenarios.
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.
The latest models anticipating the third wave of COVID-19 infections are out, marking Gauteng as an area with cause for concern.
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With the Easter weekend looming, researchers and epidemiological experts reckon our third wave is going to arrive sooner than originally anticipated.
Our daily new infection numbers have dropped considerably since the surge in December and January, but the battle is far from over.