"If the epidemic really takes off in KZN like what we saw in Gauteng, the number of cases is going to start going up. Everything is dependent on what happens in KZN this week," he said.
Experts are crediting SA's strict and early lockdown for the declining infection rate. In another positive sign, the recovery rate rose above 70% this week, helped by the use of dexamethasone, which has reduced intensive care deaths by a quarter since it was introduced on June 16. Hinting at a possible relaxation of lockdown regulations, Mkhize said:"We will table recommendations to the [NCCC]. Next week we should be able to get some guidance from the NCCC and the president on the next steps."
Professor Sarah Mosoetsa, head of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, said there will be long-term aftershocks in the poorest communities. Research by her team in five townships - Soweto, Alexandra, Diepsloot, Khayelitsha and Umlazi - found that 42% of households had no income during lockdown.
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