(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The President of South Africa calls on the people to be vaccinated in a timely and conscious manner

　　China News Agency, Johannesburg, August 2 (Reporter Wang Xi) South African President Ramaphosa issued an open letter to all citizens on the 2nd.

He called on the South African people to be vaccinated against the new crown pneumonia in a timely and conscious manner, and said that vaccination is the "patriotic duty" of every South African citizen.

　　"Vaccination is not only to protect ourselves, but also to fulfill our patriotic obligations for our country and our compatriots." Ramaphosa said that he inspected South Africa's new crown vaccination situation last week.

At present, about 3 million people in South Africa have been vaccinated, with an average of 220,000 people being vaccinated every day. He is satisfied with the overall progress of South Africa's vaccination.

　　Ramaphosa said that while the vaccination work is gradually advancing, more vaccines obtained through different channels will be shipped to South Africa in the next month.

In addition, local pharmaceutical companies in South Africa are also stepping up to achieve localized production of the new crown vaccine, which will greatly alleviate the vaccine shortage that previously plagued South Africa.

　　Ramaphosa emphasized that through the cooperation of various government departments in South Africa, South Africa now has enough vaccine stocks to meet the people's demand for vaccinations, and at the same time, it is more confident in responding to the peak of the epidemic that may occur in the future.

　　According to Ramaphosa, in addition to resolving the vaccinations for its own people, South Africa will also provide vaccines to other countries or regions on the African continent through the "African Vaccine Procurement Plan" advocated by the African Union to speed up the vaccinations against the new crown pneumonia on the African continent. Overall progress.

　　On the same day, South Africa had 5,575 new confirmed cases of new crown and 246 deaths.

As of press time, the total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in South Africa reached 2,461,758, with 72,437 deaths, and a positive rate of 21.9%.

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