
Coronavirus Conversations: Doctors in South Africa
How doctors in Africa's hardest-hit country have been coping
South Africa has become the country worst-hit by coronavirus in Africa, recording its highest-ever single-day increase in cases. The government has brought in tougher restrictions in order to stop the spread of the virus. This includes a night-time curfew and the mandatory wearing of masks outdoors, as well as a ban on the sale of alcohol - the second in just a few months. We speak to doctors in South Africa working on the frontline treating Covid-19 patients.
Also, infectious disease physician Dr Isaac Bogoch joins us to answer questions about the pandemic, including on whether countries could see a wave of cases during winter.
And we go to Brazil, where footage of a policeman standing on a black woman's neck has emerged. Our correspondent in Sao Paulo tells us more.
(Photo: Dr Sanelisiwe Balfour in Johannesburg, South Africa. Credit: Dr Sanelisiwe Balfour)
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