A World Health Organisation (WHO) surge team will assist South Africa in bolstering its national Covid-19 response, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said.
The team comprises 43 members and 16 arrived in the country on Friday.
Over the last three weeks, the number of new confirmed cases in South Africa has dropped from a peak of over 12,000 a day to an average over the past week of around 5,000 a day. The recovery rate has increased from 48 per cent to 80 per cent.
“We have received queries on why there would be a need for the (WHO) surge team if we are past the surge,”…
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