COVID-19 will test brittle South African health system
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Significance President Cyril Ramaphosa on March 15 declared a state of national disaster and announced stringent measures to help combat the outbreak. While South Africa is relatively well equipped to manage the early stages of a crisis, a surge in infections could overwhelm the country’s hospitals. Impacts The crisis has enhanced Ramaphosa’s national reputation, giving him respite from internal ANC opposition with a key party meeting postponed. Efforts to combat COVID-19’s spread will further strain already weak public finances, with a ratings agency downgrade looming. The survival of embattled national carrier South African Airways is in further doubt amid global airline upheaval.
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