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South Africa Has Reached Coronavirus Peak, President Says

Anita Powell

   JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, with the continent's highest burden of
   COVID-19, has reached the peak of the pandemic, according to the
   president and top health officials. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced
   a loosening of restrictions but said that he is not yet breathing a
   sigh of relief.

   A ray of hope for the Rainbow Nation, as the president announced that
   South Africa, with the continent's heaviest known burden of the
   coronavirus, has passed its viral peak since reporting its first cases
   in early March.

   President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking late Saturday, said that over the
   past three weeks, the number of new confirmed cases has dropped from an
   daily average of about 12,000 to around 5,000 per day.

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