Based on information gathered through the system used by the Dept. of Heath, the South African government has declared that all indicators suggest the country may have passed the peak of the fourth wave of the virus, nationwide.
While the Omicron variant is highly transmissible, there has been lower rates of hospitalisation than in previous waves. This means that the country (South Africa) has a spare capacity for admission of patients even for routine health services. There is a marginal increase in the number of deaths in all the provinces according to Outbreak News Today, a specialist news agency tracking infectious diseases worldwide.
The South African government have made the following changes to restrictions;
– The curfew will be lifted. There will therefore be no restrictions the hours of movement of people.
– Gatherings are restricted to no more than 1 000 people indoors and no more than 2 000 people outdoors. Where the venue is too small to accommodate these numbers with appropriate social distancing, then no more than 50 per cent of the capacity of the venue may be used. All other restrictions remain in place.
– Alcohol establishments that have licenses to operate beyond 23h00 will revert back to full license conditions.
The wearing of masks in public places is still mandatory, and failure to wear a mask when required remains a criminal offence.
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