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Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has warned that the COVID-19 fifth wave is likely to hit South Africa in winter or earlier, depending on the variants of concern. “Only high coverage vaccination will reduce the emergence of more variants,” he said on Friday, during a media briefing. The Minister announced that the country has now administered over 30 million vaccine doses as of Wednesday night. “It took longer than we had wished for but it’s a significant milestone,” he added. As of Thursday, government has given 30 100 000 doses to 18 604 643 individuals with at least one jab. This means 46.7…