South Africa has recorded a positivity rate of 9.3% in new Covid-19 cases on Monday – the lowest since the country entered the fourth wave at the end of last year.
A "tsunami" of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems already being stretched to their limits, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday.
President Joe Biden formally announced Tuesday he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other countries in the region, imposed due to fear of the Omicron Covid-19 variant.