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In this June 19, 2020, file photo, a woman wearing a face mask passes a coronavirus billboard carrying a message in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus, Soweto, South Africa. South Africa's death toll from coronavirus has passed the 5,000 mark, according to official figures released on Sunday by the continent's hardest hit country.
"We see poor or no social distancing in communities. Masks are abandoned or not worn properly," he said. "These five weeks of improvement allow us to start a new stage today ... This plan, which will be step by step, cautiously, prudently, will be applied gradually and flexibly," said President Sebastian Pinera in the announcement, adding that 12 regions in the country had improved in recent weeks.
Sudan's Health Ministry said in a statement that 230 new cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. The intensive care unit at the state’s only public hospital was 95% occupied as of Wednesday, with about one in three of those patients diagnosed with Covid-19.
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