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Xabiso Mkhabela/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images South Africa topped 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University. Local health authorities have linked a recent surge in cases with a new variant of the novel coronavirus, which is believed to be more infectious. The surge of coronavirus cases is putting a tough burden on local hospitals and prompted countries around the world to impose travel restrictions on the country. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Local health authorities said between 80 to 90% of new coronavirus cases are from the new variant, Reuters reported.
Cape Town (South Africa), May 5 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nic Bothma) South African rower Zirk Botha began his 7000 km solo transatlantic journey from Cape Town on Saturday intending to reach Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.FOOTAGE OF ZIRK BOTHA IN CAPE TOWN.
Cape Town (South Africa), Nov 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nic Bothma) Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protested on Friday against racism in front of Brackenfell High School in Cape Town, South Africa.During the rally, EFF supporters clashed with police who used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons to disperse the crowd as they protested an alleged white-only matrix farewell event at Brackenfell High School.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
Cape Town (South Africa), Nov. 5 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Nic Bothma).- Cape Town's Greenmarket Square hosted a free jazz festival, held under strict security measures for the coronavirus pandemic, which is part of the revitalization program of the city's Financial District. FOOTAGE OF THE GREENMARKET SQUARE CONCERT IN CAPE TOWN
Manaus, Jan 14 (EFE).- Manaus, the largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, was placed Thursday under a curfew of eleven hours a day, between 7 pm and 6 am, after the city's health system collapsed due to the Covid-19, forcing authorities to transfer patients to hospitals in other cities. (Camera: RAPHAEL ALVES).B-ROLL OF A HOSPITAL AND THE ALMOST EMPTY STREETS DURING NIGHT CURFEW IN MANAUS, BRAZIL.