/ 7 August 2021

Covid: Masks, sanitisers the future norm

Topshot Safrica Health Virus
Long way to go: A Johannesburg resident is tested for Covid-19. About three million people (4.4% of the population) are fully vaccinated and herd immunity is achieved at 67%. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Even if herd immunity is finally reached in South Africa, non-pharmaceutical measures are necessary

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