TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
Jul 24, 2020
4 minutes
Text Kyle Kock Images Leon Botha, Schalk Jonker, Getty images and Pexels
The new normal, living with the coronavirus and phased lockdown. Call it what you want, but the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc worldwide.
South Africa went into lockdown fairly early, but as of the time of going to print and the weather getting colder still, the country has not yet reached predicted peak levels of infection and death.
Positive cases in South Africa also tipped the 220 000 mark in early July, the 13th highest in the world, with a tragic 3 602 deaths, but a reassuring 106 842 recoveries. Worryingly, the most populous province Gauteng also surpassed the Western Cape for new positive cases per day, this is also a concern for
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