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South Africa mulls return to restrictions as COVID-19 surges

by Associated Press
| July 12, 2020 7:06 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Confronted by surging hospitalizations due to COVID-19, South Africa is considering a return to tighter restrictions to combat the disease, which officials say may soon overwhelm the country's health system.

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