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Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Saturday that despite a big jump in the number of Covid-19 cases this week, it wasn’t a certainty the lockdown would be extended.Image: Thapelo Morebudi
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Despite a massive jump in Covid-19 cases, a lockdown extension isn’t guaranteed: Zweli Mkhize

Less than a week ago, South Africa was warned that if the country recorded an average of more than 90 Covid-19 cases a day, the medical advice was to extend the lockdown again. Since then the numbers have been higher than that figure, and…

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The number of positive Covid-19 cases continues to rise in SA. Stock photo.Image: 123rf.com/betonstudio
COVID 19

SA’s 8 stages in the fight against Covid-19: What you need to know

SA’s plan to combat the global Covid-19 pandemic has been outlined in an eight-stage programme. These stages were revealed by the chair of the ministerial advisory group on Covid-19, Prof Salim Abdool Karim, at a briefing in Durban on…

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