COVID-19: KZN cases expected to soar - Karim

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JOHANNESBURG - The chairperson of the COVID-19 ministerial advisory committee, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, says KwaZulu-Natal is about to be an area of concern.READ: "The challenging setting right now is Kwa-Zulu Natal where the epidemic is rising quite rapidly and we can expect because of the population size that we will see a rapid increase in the number of cases," he said.- Coronavirus Hotline Number: 0800 029 999 from 8am to 4pm, Monday to FridaySend HI to 0600 123 456 on WhatsApp.

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