Mounds of soil mark where graves are dug for victims of coronavirus at the Honingnestkrans cemetery in Pretoria. After performing inspections of burial sites in Pretoria, the provincial head of health, Bandile Masuku, said Wednesday that Gauteng was preparing over 1.5 million graves. "The (figure of) over a million graves refers to the collective capacity municipalities can take," it said. "We are NOT therefore expecting and preparing for 1 million COVID-19 related deaths in the country. With more than 220,000 total infections and 3,600 deaths, South Africa is the most-affected country on the continent.

Source: Standard Digital July 09, 2020 21:33 UTC