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Coronavirus crisis in South Africa Worse Than Anticipated – WHO

Moscow, July 27 (Sputnik) - A rapid increase in coronavirus cases is overwhelming South Africa's health system, exceeding the expectations of its spread, with the lockdown easing possibly contributing to higher transmission rates, the regional adviser for Africa with the World Health Organization's Health Emergency Programme told Sputnik.
"While an increase was predicted, I think the situation that we are seeing in South Africa at the moment is exceeding the expectations at this point. It is almost overwhelming the system. It is higher than has been anticipated," Miriam Nanyunja said in an interview.
South Africa started gradually easing the lockdown in May in order to salvage the pandemic-hit economy, allowing for small businesses to open to feed the communities.
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