Research from the IWWT showed that last month’s looting and riots in KZN contributed to a substantial spike in Covid infections in the province.
IWWT Director, Professor Faizal Bux, has explained how last month’s unrest has impacted on KZN’s latest Covid stats. Picture: DUT
"KZN is currently in the midst of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current wave is driven by the Delta variant which is said to be 97% more transmissible than the original strain first identified in Wuhan and 60% more contagious, when compared to other variants currently in circulation globally," Bux said.
Unpacking IWWT’s findings, Prof Bux said that Wastewater Based Epidemiology had proven to be an excellent tool to determine Covid-19 infection levels in populations.
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