S. Africa’s virus trajectory paints alarming picture for rest of Africa
Restaurant workers protest in Johannesburg, South Africa against the national Covid-19 lockdown regulations. South Africa has moved into the dubious position of having the fifth highest known Covid-19 cases globally. PHOTO | LUCA SOLA | AFP
South Africa has moved into the dubious position of having the fifth highest known Covid-19 cases globally, at over 382,000, and rising rapidly at around 12,500 per day
South Africa’s initial tough lockdown response bought time during which treatment protocols were refined, in part by force of circumstance, becoming much better than those used in the USA or Europe.
