South Africa is being hit by a 4th wave of Covid-19 infections driven by the omicron variant which has been detected in 7 of the country's nine provinces, health minister says.
He urged South Africans to get fully vaccinated, adding that the country could manage the fourth wave without stricter lockdown restrictions over Christmas.
"We can still manage this in a manner where government doesn't have to invoke serious restrictions over the next few days if we all just do our basic duties of the safety measures, but also if more and more of us who are eligible ... approach their nearest vaccination sites," Phaahla said. Top scientist Michelle Groome of South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases said at the briefing the country was facing an"unprecedented rise" in infections over a short time due to Omicron.
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