South Africa instituted a 21-day national ālockdownā on 26 March 2020, when the country had fewer than 100 reported cases of COVID-19. After 14 days President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the lockdown for a further two weeks, until the end of April. At the time of publication, South Africa had reported 2,415 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 27 deaths. The Daily…
![āTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SOUTH AFRICAāS RESPONSEā: A DISCUSSION WITH PROFESSOR SALIM ABDOOL KARIM](https://aidspan.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-16-at-10.07.45-AM-1024x576.jpeg)