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The south african government is worried of the rises in Covid-19 cases. Dr Mkhize is worried, so should the nation because this can call for hard lockdown.
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said they have consulted the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 for guidance on how to manage travellers at the various ports of entry.
It has been a week now Dr Mkhize expressing his views about the number of Covid-19 infections in the country, South Africa. More concern comes after a total of 28 people who were on board two cargo ships tested positive for the respiratory disease.
We do not know when President Cyril Ramaphosa will be addressing the nation.
“The government will be determining the next steps to follow and announcements will be made on the state of variants of concern in our context and what measures will be implemented to mitigate against the importation of Covid-19 in general,“ Mkhize said.
India has raised a concern ever since the person who traveled to South Africa from India tested positive for covid-19.Â
India, one of the most populated countries on the planet, has reported over 3 000 deaths in one day, the highest ever in a day, taking the country to 215 000 deaths overall.
They also recorded just under 400 000 infections, bringing the total number of cases past 19.5 million.
There has since been concerns of the India variant being detected here in the country. While the presence of the variant (B.1.617) is yet to be determined, Mkhize said they remain on high alert.
“We confirm that the B.1.617 variant, circulating widely in India, has not been detected, however the genomics teams are working on some samples and we will need to allow the time it takes to sequence before we get an answer.” said health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize.