(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Affected by the epidemic, the South African government cancels or postpones Christmas and New Year related activities
China News Agency, Johannesburg, December 7 (Reporter Wang Xi) The South African government issued a statement on the 7th stating that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, all Christmas and New Year-related activities originally planned to be held from the end of 2020 to the beginning of 2021 have been postponed or cancel.
Recently, affected by factors such as the approaching Christmas and New Year holidays and the increase in the frequency of personnel activities, the new crown pneumonia epidemic in South Africa has shown a rebound trend, causing widespread concern.
In particular, the cluster transmission of new crown pneumonia that occurred during the Durban Music Festival in KwaZulu Natal recently has put the South African government under tremendous pressure from public opinion.
On July 22, local time, in Johannesburg, South Africa, a clerk in a liquor store wears a face mask to sort the goods in the refrigerator.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Xi
The statement pointed out that although the organizers of various events have made detailed arrangements for epidemic prevention and control, it is still difficult to avoid the spread of the epidemic.
In order to ensure the safety of the lives of the people of South Africa, after consultations with relevant departments and event organizers, the Christmas and New Year related activities that were originally scheduled to be held in the near future were postponed or cancelled.
At present, relevant aftermath matters have been started one after another.
Affected by this, at least three large-scale events in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban could not be held as scheduled.
As of press time, South Africa has 814,565 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 22,206 deaths.
On the evening of the 6th, South African Health Minister Mukez reiterated that people who had previously visited the Durban Music Festival must immediately self-quarantine for 10 days.
"The South African government is working hard to curb the spread of this virus, and it also urges the people to consciously abide by the relevant regulations on epidemic prevention work." (End)