A selection of PPE gear. Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images
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As the second wave of Covid-19 hits the country, memories surface of that day in March last year when the first case of the virus was reported in South Africa.
Back then, the world was scrambling to secure what they could of the limited amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) available globally, especially respirator and surgical face masks.
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