The number of people infected with coronavirus in South Africa (South Africa) has exceeded 470 thousand, and the number of deaths approached 7.5 thousand.Thus, more than half of all people infected in Africa are in South Africa, the local television channel eNCA reported.
Doctors believe that such a number of infected is due to the largest coronavirus testing program among all African countries. According to TASS, this theory was also confirmed by Alfred Tutloa, an employee of the South African Council for Medical Research.
According to him, the more intensively the testing is carried out, the greater the number of infected can be detected, especially given the fact that every second inhabitant of the continent suffers the disease asymptomatically. Tutloa also noted that in many African states there are not enough tests for large campaigns for testing the population.
According to the Worldometer service, as of July 30, South Africa has 482,169 cases of coronavirus, the number of deaths reached 7,812, and 309,601 patients recovered. The region ranks fifth in terms of the spread of coronavirus infection in the world.
On July 13, it was reported that the South African authorities are introducing a ban on the sale of alcohol, as well as a number of restrictions in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the state of emergency in the country has been extended until August 15.