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Johannesburg, August 5 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) With only 1.58% of its 1.2 billion inhabitants immunized, Africa continues to fall behind in the race for vaccination against Covid- 19 while the most developed countries are already considering extra doses, something that the WHO has asked to postpone globally.FOOTAGE OF VACCINATIONS IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
Cape Town, Jun 12 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nic Bothma) South African volunteers participated in a clean-up action, organized by environmental groups, on the beach and the ocean in the port of Kalk Bay, in Cape Town.FOOTAGE OF THE CLEAN-UP ACTION IN KALK BAY, CAPE TOWN.
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.
South Korea ramps up coronavirus checking efforts at its 150 temporary testing stations erected nationwide this week amid a surge in cases. The country reported over 1,000 cases on Wednesday, having earlier broken its daily case record with 1,030 cases on Sunday. IMAGES