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SA's Covid-19 epidemic trajectory is unique and not due to a lack of testing - Prof Salim Abdool Karim

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Many countries do not have accurate data on the Covid-19 outbreak because scores of people with symptoms of the virus do no get tested. But in the case of South Africa, the low numbers is according to prof Salim Abdool Karim from the Ministerial Advisory Group on Covid-19 not due to inadequate testing. Prof Karim says the plateau is a genuine effect of the lockdown. - Linda van Tilburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Apr 2020 1PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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