'It is unthinkable': Two new super-spreader events identified in KZN

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'It is unthinkable': Two new super-spreader events identified in KZN

According to the KZN Premier, a religious gathering and a protest caused this surge in infections - here's what we know about the 'super-spreader events'.

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