Coronavirus: South African communities are buckling under COVID-19 'storm'

There were some who thought South Africa would be spared the worst of the global pandemic, but the virus has taken root, spreading rapidly through the country's densely populated townships. In fact, South Africa has become the world's fourth-largest source of daily cases of COVID-19, with health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize simultaneously warning of a 'coming storm' and a serious shortage of essentials like hospital beds and compressed oxygen.