South Africa hits 1 million coronavirus cases as new variant spreads rapidly

The surge of Covid-19 cases in South Africa has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed.

South Africa announced a cumulative total of 1,004,431 confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday (27) evening.

According to experts, the new variant, 501.V2 is more contagious and deadly.

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South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting of the national coronavirus command council. He is expected to announce a return to restrictive measures designed to slow the spread of the disease.