The government has its own committee of world-class local scientists and Covid-19 infections are dropping
Health minister Zweli Mkhize has welcomed the team of 43 World Health Organisation experts coming to help SA respond to the coronavirus pandemic amid questions why they are needed as infections have dropped.
On Friday, Mkhize said the significance of SA’s bond “with the World Health Organisation has never been more highlighted than during this cataclysmic period”.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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