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Why we’re saying goodbye to our daily COVID updates

Mohale Moloi and Danny Booysen

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June 21, 2022

Mohale Moloi and Danny Booysen

June 21, 2022

Bhekisisa has published a COVID-19 snapshot infographic every day for more than two years. This project is now coming to an end.

The pandemic is changing and an increase in case numbers no longer result in lockdowns. Plus, fewer people are testing at all, so daily data is becoming less useful. Scientists at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases are also changing how they think about COVID data.

Listen to this podcast to find out what the Bhekisisa team says about the highs and lows of the data project, and to find out where to find useful data about COVID now.

Listen to Mohale discuss this podcast

Mohale Moloi

Mohale Moloi worked at Bhekisisa as a television producer and health journalist from July 2021 to March 2024.

Danny Booysen

Danny Booysen is a freelance audio technical producer and has over 30 years of experience in the broadcast industry.

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