Levelling with one another over Covid-19

This is the good NEWS – Ed

As we ease into the more relaxed Level 1 lockdown restrictions, the threat of a second wave of infections still remains, if warnings are not heeded and precautions are not taken.

The alarming rate at which new infections are being recorded in some European countries should serve as a stark reminder to all of us that the threat of Covid-19 is still far from over.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his national address last week, said the country had “withstood the storm” in its fight against the Coronavirus and data showed a downward trend. However, he cautioned that the country was still in the midst of a deadly epidemic and the most important task was to ensure that it was not hit by a second wave of infections.

While the downward trend in new infections in our country and particularly our region is heartening, we must keep in mind that we have not yet reached the threshold for qualifying as a low transmission country.

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