Daily Archives: December 29, 2020

South Africa Passes 1 Million Infections as New Variant Spreads

South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 1 million on Sunday to reach 1,004,413, the highest in Africa. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that South Africa has breached the 1 million mark, adding that in the past 24-hour period, there were 9,502 new confirmed cases and 214 deaths, bringing the death toll to 26,735. The country…

South Africa Moves to Adjusted Level 3 Restrictions

As per the announcement by the South African president on Monday 28 December 2020, South Africa has moved to an adjusted level 3 – these changes were implemented at midnight (29 December 2020), South Africa will enter an adjusted level 3 lockdown until January 15, to minimize the risk of super-spreading events even further.  International…