There has been a warning from Gauteng's Coronavirus Command Council saying that it is not yet over, and calls for more vigilance.
The province might see a decline in COVID-19 infections. However, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said there is still a long way forward.
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We are now in August, we are still going through the storm of COVID-19, we said at the beginning of June that COVID-19 has arrived, that storm had arrived in Gauteng," Makhura said.
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We are seeing some positive developments in terms of the reductions, but we still say, the road ahead is still long."
Makhura also mentioned that COVID-19 is a new disease so we need to learn from the rest of the world and continuously adapt in our efforts to overcome the pandemic.
The province has 2,761 COVID-19 related deaths and 152,061 recoveries.
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