(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) South Africa ’s crime rate drops during the implementation of the “blockade order ”
China News Agency, Johannesburg, April 5 (Reporter Wang Xi) South African Police Minister Cele revealed at a news conference held on the 5th that compared with the same period last year, South Africa implemented a "blockade order" to combat the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. During the period, the crime rate dropped significantly.
In order to prevent the spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the South African government has implemented a nationwide "blockade order" from 02:00 on March 27. Seller said that as one of the important contents of the "blockade order", "the prohibition of the sale of alcohol products" has become one of the main reasons for the decline in the crime rate.
Saler confirmed that compared with the same period in 2019, murders in South Africa fell from 326 to 94, rape from 699 to 101, intentional injury attacks from 2673 to 456, and robbery from 8853 It fell to 2098. The problem of frequent complaints to the police, which had previously caused headaches for the South African government, also showed a downward trend, but the South African government did not release specific data.
Saler said that the reduction in the number of police complaints reflects the stability of the current situation and shows that the South African people are beginning to understand and abide by the "blockade order". Saler also predicted that during the remaining two weeks of the "blockade order", the South African people are expected to better comply with the regulations, especially in terms of restricting the movement of people and complying with road traffic rules, so as to effectively prevent and control the spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. The role.
As of press time, South Africa's new coronary pneumonia has been diagnosed with 1655 cases and 11 deaths. (Finish)