Government does not see the need for now to implement any new Covid-19 restrictions in South Africa, health minister Joe Phaahla said.
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South Africa has repealed restrictions on mask-wearing in indoor public spaces, limits on the size of gatherings and entry requirements at its borders.
South Africans may soon no longer be required to wear a mask in public, including in supermarkets and shopping malls.
South Africa may be entering a fifth Covid-19 infection wave earlier than expected, health minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday.
About 100 000 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine are at risk of being destroyed by the end of this month due to slow uptake by citizens.
Gauteng has officially exited the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
South Africa’s hospital admission rate as a percentage of new Covid-19 cases identified fell 91% in the second week of the current infection wave compared to the third wave.
South African hospitals are bracing for a surge in admissions as the new Omicron variant drives a sharp rise in coronavirus infections.
South Africans can now download their digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate following the official launch by health minister Joe Phaahla.
Health minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday that scientists had told the government that at this stage the C.1.2 coronavirus variant detected locally was not a threat.