Health officials in South Africa say fourth wave has passed after a dip in infections; the US will see new Covid cases rise dramatically next month, an infectious disease expert warns
Hello it’s Samantha Lock back with you on the blog as we count down the final hours until 2022. Regions across the world are battling to stem a surge in Covid infections driven largely by the Omicron variant. However South Africa, the first country to report the variant, appears to be bucking the trend. Health officials say a dip in infections in the past week indicates the peak of the current wave has passed.
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