Scientists advising the government have said they expect a fifth wave of infections to hit SA at the end of May. Moneyweb Covid lockdown
South Africa’s official death toll from the coronavirus has passed the 100 000 mark, a week after the country relaxed almost all restrictions in response to a decline in new infections. An additional 44 deaths from the disease have been reported, bringing the total to 100 020, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases said in a statement on Wednesday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa responded by raising the nation’s coronavirus alert status, banning all gatherings and closing schools for two weeks. The omicron strain, which was first identified in South Africa in samples taken in early November, subsequently displaced delta. The mortality rate then slowed, adding to evidence that omicron causes milder disease than other variants even though it is more transmissible, and curbs were progressively relaxed.
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