How do we know if SA is in a third Covid-19 wave — and could there be a fourth?
A team working with the country’s Covid ministerial advisory committee uses a formula to keep tabs on the rise of infections. Here’s how it works
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Covid cases rise as some learners expected to return to school full time in July
The Northern Cape department of education has had to close more than 70 schools in the past three weeks because of high numbers of Covid infections
Teething problems in first week of national vaccine drive see fewer jabs
More than 120 000 people got their jabs in phase 2 of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign
South Africa not yet in a third wave, says health department
The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has increased by an average of 46% over seven days
Single-dose J&J/Janssen Covid-19 vaccine hopes to speed up SA’s vaccination programme
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