{"id":170346,"date":"2020-10-28T17:24:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-84-south-africa-and-a-resurgence-of-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-10-28T17:24:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T15:24:34","slug":"pasha-84-south-africa-and-a-resurgence-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-84-south-africa-and-a-resurgence-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 84: South Africa and a resurgence of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pasha-84-south-africa-and-a-resurgence-of-covid-19.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>South Africa will almost certainly experience a resurgence of COVID-19. However, this new round is likely to be lower than the first round of infections in the country. This is because at the peak earlier in the year, restrictions were being eased and an estimated 35%-40% of South Africans had already been infected with the virus. The worry is that this time round the country\u2019s hospitals could come under great pressure if people don\u2019t adhere to non-pharmaceutical interventions \u2013 like wearing a mask and physical distancing.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of Pasha we talk to Shabir Madhi, professor of vaccinology and director of the vaccines and infectious diseases analytics research unit at the University of the Witwatersrand. He discusses the resurgence in the country in comparison to other countries, potential vaccines and the current travel ban. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong> Second wave virus outbreak and coronavirus pandemic. By Lightspring found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/second-wave-virus-outbreak-coronavirus-pandemic-1761011795\">Shutterstock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/John_Bartmann\/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One\/happy-african-village\">FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">CC0 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmbient guitar X1 &#8211; Loop mode\u201d by frankum, found on <a href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/frankum\/sounds\/393520\/\">Freesound<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/\">Attribution License.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/africa\/\">Source: The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa will almost certainly experience a resurgence of COVID-19. However, this new round is likely to be lower than the first round of infections in the country. 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