The chairperson of the South African Medical Association and also a member of the Covid-19 Ministerial Committee, Dr Angelique Coetzee, says if the current trend of infections continues, South Africa will officially reach the third wave of infections within the next 10 days.

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By Merentia Van Der Vent


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She says the country is now already unofficially in the third wave. At the same time, the chairperson of the South African Medical Research Council, Prof. Jeffrey Mphahlele says he expects the third wave to be officially here in two to three weeks’ time.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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