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  • South Africa enters strict lockdown to combat 'extremely serious' impact of Delta variant

    Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/corona...iant-1.5488535

    South Africa enters strict lockdown to combat 'extremely serious' impact of Delta variant
    David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill
    CNN Digital
    Published Monday, June 28, 2021 12:20PM EDT


    South Africa has entered at least two weeks of strict lockdown to combat a devastating third wave of COVID-19 linked to the more transmissible Delta variant.

    The country is experiencing a massive surge in infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said as he announced the new wideranging lockdown during a nationwide address on Sunday.

    The third wave is currently centered on Gauteng, South Africa's economic engine. But scientists have said that it was a 'matter of days' before the impact of the Delta variant spreads to other provinces...
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