In South Africa, there have been 16 new Covid-19 deaths, taking the total reported to 99,625. The country has 17,490 active cases and a recovery rate of 96.8%.Changes South Africa’s proposed cannabis laws have been tabled in parliament, which will enable the government to push ahead with its plan to establish a new industrial sector valued at R28 billion a year. Lawmakers hope to pass the amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes bill by the end of April.
He stressed that the next wave might be similar to the second or third wave; however, it is still possible that it could make people very sick and lead to oxygen being administered to patients in hospitals. Lessels said that to have the best protection against a possible next wave, vaccinations for vulnerable people at a high risk of being hospitalised should be South Africa’s priority. Several experts have weighed in on when the next wave could hit, most pointing to end-April, early May.