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Daily Podcast – June 09, 2020

9th June 2020

By: Sane Dhlamini
Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor and Researcher

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Making headlines: Covid-19 death toll tops 1 000, with over 800 in the Western Cape, WHO says Covid-19 situation is worsening worldwide and, Tunisia orders lifting of coronavirus lockdown

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Covid-19 death toll tops 1 000, with over 800 in the Western Cape

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The coronavirus death toll in South Africa has topped 1 000 after a further 82 deaths were reported.

The death toll rose to 1 080, which translated to a mortality rate of 2.1%.

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said out of the 82 Covid-19 related deaths; 55 are from the Western Cape, while 26 are from the Eastern Cape and one from KwaZulu-Natal.

 

WHO says Covid-19 situation is worsening worldwide

The World Health Organisation has warned that the Covid-19 situation is worsening worldwide.

WHO Director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said almost seven-million cases of Covid-19 have now been reported to his organisation and over 400 000 deaths.

He said most countries in the African region are still experiencing an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, with some reporting cases in new geographic areas, although most countries in the region have less than 1 000 cases.

 

Tunisia orders lifting of coronavirus lockdown

Tunisian President Kais Saied has ordered the lifting of a nationwide curfew imposed in March to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The decision, announced by the presidency, came after health authorities said they continued to see a drop in the number of infections.

Tunisia has recorded 1 087 coronavirus cases and 49 related deaths to date.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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