CORONAVIRUS: Expert sounds alarm on fifth wave after Covid-19 curve turns upwards in SA

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CORONAVIRUS: Expert sounds alarm on fifth wave after Covid-19 curve turns upwards in SA
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Early indications, including a rise in test positivity rates and the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country’s wastewater, are sounding the alarms for the arrival of a possible fifth, winter wave in South Africa.

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