South Africa's infections rates have been climbing steadily over the past three weeks as government ramps up efforts to screen and test as many people as possible, especially in densely populated areas.
On Wednesday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed in his address to the nation that the national lockdown, which is currently in its 49th day, has been instrumental in helping government buy time to put everything in place to cope with the inevitable spike in Covid-19 cases during the coming weeks.
"Without the lockdown the number of coronavirus infections would have soared uncontrollably, our health facilities would have been overwhelmed and many thousands more South Africans would have died," Ramaphosa said. He also announced that most of South Africa is expected to ease into level 3 lockdown by the end of May, which would see more industries open and provide a much-needed boost for the economy which has beenseverely impacted by the lockdown.** If you think you have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus, please call the 24-hour hotline on 0800 029 999 or visit
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Flu season 2019 saw 10 million infected with 128,000 chronic resulting in 11,000 deaths WAKE ME WHEN WE PASS THIS NUMBER
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