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South Africa will face a fifth COVID wave in coming weeks

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South Africa has seen a sharp decline in the number of new coronavirus cases since the Omicron-driven peak in December 2021, but analysts and the government are warning of a possible fifth wave of infections in the coming weeks.
Covid cases in the country appeared to have bottomed, but new cases could start to move higher in the next several weeks, the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) said in a research note on Monday (11 April).
11 Apr 2022 4AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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