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Winde calls for Western Cape to move to Level 3 lockdown, says province is prepared for peak"Our people in the Western Cape are frightened. They are especially, especially concerned. What is happening in the Western Cape is not at all good."She asked for an indication of what the national government was doing to support the…

By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool UK prime minister Boris Johnson in parliament todayJESSICA TAYLOR/UK PARLIAMENT HAN Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 20 May UK aims to recruit 25,000 covid-19 contact tracers by June, as app is delayed  UK prime minister Boris Johnson told MPs today…

Private hospital group expects high number of Covid-19 patientsVan den Heever was responding to models made available by government on Wednesday night. It showed the country could face around 40 000 deaths by the end of November, and at least 1 million Covid-19 cases. It also showed that, in both the optimistic and pessimistic scenarios,…

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson and Jessica Hamzelou Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Why do people without underlying health conditions get seriously ill from covid-19? Some people get seriously ill from covid-19 without any known risk factors. Genetic make-up is likely to play a role – we have long known that…

Data lockdown: Tension simmers as questions are raised about access to Covid-19 information"The models, however, have already been reviewed by a large number of groups, both the broader modelling consortium and departments of health, and presented to various committees, including the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC). So they have been through some fairly careful scrutiny including…