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South Africa's Covid-19 cases surpass half a million

FILE PHOTO: A Stranded commuter walks at a deserted Baragwanath taxi rank during a protest by the South African minibus taxi operators against the government's financial relief package to the taxi industry, during Covid-19 lockdown, in Soweto, South Africa, June 22, 2020. [Reuters]

South Africa’s confirmed cases of Covid-19 have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday, while cases in Africa as a whole approached a million.

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