China News Service, Johannesburg, June 17 (Reporter Wang Xi) The South African Medical Association issued a statement warning on the 17th: Early signs indicate that the third wave of new coronary pneumonia in this attack will be more severe than the previous two waves.
Due to the rapid increase in the number of infections in most parts of the country, the South African government has announced on the 15th of this month that it has raised the level of the “blockade order” against the epidemic, and has strengthened anti-epidemic measures including restricting the sale of alcohol products, extending the curfew, and limiting the number of gatherings. Try to control the spread of this epidemic as much as possible.
The president of the South African Medical Association, Angelique Coetzee, said frankly that the time for the South African government to upgrade the “blockade order” was actually too late.
"We are at the peak of the third wave of the epidemic, and it is the worst stage of the third wave. At this stage, all the current signs indicate that it will be much worse than the peak of the previous two waves."
In addition, Couche also suggested that the South African government close the majority of primary and secondary schools as part of controlling the spread of the virus.
But the South African Ministry of Basic Education has now rejected this proposal.
As of press time, the total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in South Africa reached 1,774,312, with 58,223 deaths, and the positive test rate reached 21.7%, the highest since the first confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia was discovered in South Africa on March 5, 2020.
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