The country recorded a new high of new infections overnight South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is entering treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the viral infection, his office said on Sunday President Ramaphosa contracted COVID-19 infection on a day when the country recorded a new high of new infections overnight, dramatically over from the former day’s new cases The President started feeling bad after leaving the State Memorial Service in honour of former Deputy President FW de Klerk in Cape Town before moment.
“ The President is in good spirits but is being covered by the South African Military Health Service of the South African National Defence Force,” Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said in a statement Mr. Gungubele said the President, who’s completely vaccinated, is in tone- insulation in Cape Town and has delegated all liabilities to Deputy President David Mabuza for the coming week.
President Ramaphosa and the South African delegation were tested for COVID-19 in all of the four West African countries that he visited over the once week. They also tested negative upon their return to South Africa on Wednesday President Ramaphosa says his own infection serves as a caution to all people in the country to be vaccinated and remain watchful against exposure,”Mr. Gungubele said.
Although all health regulations pertaining to hand hygiene, the wearing of face masks and social distancing were observed at the honorary service, people who were in contact with Ramaphosa on Sunday have been advised to watch for symptoms or to have themselves tested for the Covid infection Mr. Ramaphosa was anticipated to be briefed by the Corona Command Council latterly this week amid the exponentially soaring infections in a fourth surge across the country which largely being driven by the Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa three weeks agone.
It’s still unclear whether Mabuza will continue with these meetings, which judges have been awaiting to affect in a possible increase in the lockdown regulations from the current smallest Position One of a five- position lockdown strategy Experts have called for serious action, especially on gatherings, as millions of people head for littoral metropolises and traditional family gatherings in their ancestral homes for the vacation period starting on Thursday.
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