South Africa battles rapid rise of COVID-19 in Johannesburg

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters stage a protest march in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday June 25, 2021, demanding that vaccines from China and Russia be included in the country's vaccine rollout program. South Africa's third wave of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming the health system in Gauteng, the country's most populous province that is now running out of beds to treat patients. (AP Photo Let Pretorius)

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters stage a protest march in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday June 25, 2021, demanding that vaccines from China and Russia be included in the country's vaccine rollout program. South Africa's third wave of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming the health system in Gauteng, the country's most populous province that is now running out of beds to treat patients. (AP Photo Let Pretorius)

A COVID-19 patient is admitted to a hospital in Johannesburg, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. South Africa's third wave of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming the health system in Gauteng, the country's most populous province that is now running out of beds to treat patients. (AP Photo)

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters stage a protest march in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday June 25, 2021, demanding that vaccines from China and Russia be included in the country's vaccine rollout program. South Africa's third wave of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming the health system in Gauteng, the country's most populous province that is now running out of beds to treat patients. (AP Photo Let Pretorius)

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters stage a protest march in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday June 25, 2021, demanding that vaccines from China and Russia be included in the country's vaccine rollout program. South Africa's third wave of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming the health system in Gauteng, the country's most populous province that is now running out of beds to treat patients. (AP Photo Let Pretorius)

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters stage a protest march in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday June 25, 2021, demanding that vaccines from China and Russia be included in the country's vaccine rollout program. South Africa's third wave of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming the health system in Gauteng, the country's most populous province that is now running out of beds to treat patients. (AP Photo Let Pretorius)