More than 40,000 deaths predicted: behind SA’s Covid-19 models
But if social distancing, frequent hand washing and the wearing of masks become more commonplace, transmission rates could drop
20 May 2020 - 06:00
After endless pleas by respected scientists, health minister Zweli Mkhize has finally released a model of what the Covid-19 epidemic could look like in SA.
The numbers, revealed on Tuesday night by the SA Covid-19 modelling consortium, predicts that by November, SA will face between 40,000 Covid-19 deaths in an optimistic scenario and 48,000 in a pessimistic one...
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