In South Africa, health authorities expect a peak of contamination in the coming weeks. In early July, the Ministry of Health identified more than 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, a record. In total, since March, the number of cases has risen to almost 190,000. 

To help medical personnel cope with this outbreak, military doctors have been deployed to the Eastern Cape province, the main focus of Covid-19. But hospitals fear being overworked and running out of equipment. This upsurge in cases of contamination comes after a gradual deconfinement began in June. 

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