'The second surge is waiting to pounce,' Prof Abdool Karim warns SA

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Is SA gradually approaching its second virus surge?

Abdool Karim, chairperson of the Covid-19 ministerial advisory committee and one of the country's most esteemedspeaking during a webinar hosted by the Gauteng General Practitioners Collaboration.

“If we let our guard down or for a short while get complacent about our prevention strategies, our social distancing, mask-wearing and hand washing, the second surge is waiting to pounce,” he said. Abdool Karim was speaking as health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced during the same webinar that the country had recorded 100 new Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours.

The minister said the country had started to see a decline in the number of cumulative cases, but did not release the latest numbers of confirmed infections."It is possible to overcome - these predictions do not have to be true."

 

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