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Cases of the rare infectious disease have suddenly started to spread across the globe in recent weeks

Cases of the rare infectious disease have suddenly started to spread across the globe in recent weeks

In light of the approaching winter months combined with the recent lifting of the national disaster act, South Africans have anxiously been watching an increase in COVID infections. The Conversation Africa spoke to infectious disease specialist Veronica Ueckermann about the current trajectory of the pandemic in the country.

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