The rate of new coronavirus infections has to slow before the country can lift a nationwide lockdown in line with World Health Organization guidelines, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.
The rate of new coronavirus infections in South Africa has to slow before the country can lift a nationwide lockdown in line with World Health Organization guidelines, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.
Active coronavirus cases could peak at 1.2 million in July or 1 million in early August, while the death toll could reach 40 000 to 45 000 by November, according to the modeling team.
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