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South Africa Shuts Schools Again As COVID-19 deaths soar to 6,000

Aoko Benjamin

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the shutdown of public schools again barely two months after the schools were opened for academic activities. The closure which, according to him, is for a month from Monday, July 27, to limit the spread of coronavirus as the country grapples with surging infections. The country has now recorded 408,052 coronavirus cases, the fifth-highest in the world. More than 6,000 people have died from the virus. Rising infections have, according to a report by AFP, caused concern among teaching staff, with unions…

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South Africa reimposes lockdown restrictions as COVID-19 cases surpass 300,000

Aoko Benjamin

  South Africa has reimposed lockdown restrictions after COVID-19 cases in the country surpassed 300,000. The government said it was reintroducing the lockdown restrictions to combat the soaring numbers in the worst-hit country in Africa with over a quarter of a million people infected. South Africa, arguably Africa’s most developed country, is already showing signs of being overwhelmed by the pandemic – an ominous outlook for the rest of the continent of 1.3 billion people. The government insists it is trying to revive the economy – while at the same…

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