The extended five-week national lockdown has postponed South Africa’s worst-case Covid-19 scenario to September, a government projection shows. With no lockdown, South Africa was estimated to reach its peak coronavirus infections in July. A five-week lockdown, that has paralysed the economy, is buying the government two more months to prepare for a flooding of hospitals at the end of winter…..more
SA government plans for COVID-19 to peak in September but questions about data remain
