There are likely a million cases of Covid-19 in SA right now: Prof Madhi

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Prof Shabir Madhi, lead researcher on the Covid-19 vaccine trial that starts in Johannesburg on Wednesday, says there are likely one million South Africans with Covid-19 at this very moment.

Prof Shabir Madhi of Wits University heads the Covid-19 vaccine trial starting in SA on Wednesday. He says it makes more sense to ban alcohol than cigarettes.Prof Shabir Madhi, lead researcher on the Covid-19 vaccine trial that starts in Johannesburg on Wednesday, says there are likely a million South Africans with Covid-19 at this very moment.

He said the most meaningful metric for comparison are the rates and numbers of people ending up in hospital, and that the single most important factor is “citizen adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions” .

 

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