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Concerns mount as Covid-19 infection rate doubles in South Africa
Updated On: 03 December, 2021 07:45 AM IST | Johannesburg | Agencies
Leading epidemiologist says the country was likely to have 10,000 cases daily by Sunday in the fourth wave that would be reached by Thursday, Gauteng province alone counts for 72 per cent of infections
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Ines conducts a rapid antigen test on her 2-year-old daughter Ona, who was isolated for 10 days after a confirmed case of COVID-19 in her nursery, in Barcelona, on November 28. Pic/AFP
South Africa’s new cases of coronavirus doubled in a day, mounting pressure on the government to review the limitations on public gatherings for unvaccinated people.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases announced Wednesday evening that the infections for the preceding 24 hours were 8,561, up from 4,373 a day earlier.
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