
African countries face third Covid-19 wave
The World Health Organisation has warned of a third Covid-19 wave on the continent.
The World Health Organisation says African countries are facing a third Covid-19 wave. It’s Africa Regional Director, Dr. Moeti Mashidiso, says a combination of public fatigue, inability to sustain Covid-19 measures and circulation of new variants could be behind it.
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(Picture: Mixing the Pfizer vaccine at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) on June 09, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the university has become the country's first tertiary institution to open a vaccination centre for staff and students. Credit: Photo by ER Lombard/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
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