Lifting of state of disaster 'a good thing' – health expert
A UKZN public health professor says while government’s decision to lift the national state of disaster is to be welcomed, it doesn't mean the Covid-19 pandemic is a thing of the past.
On Monday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa officially did away with the state of disaster along with most of the regulations.
Professor Mosa Moshabela says it was a good decision as the situation changed with high levels of immunity, vaccinations and experience in managing the pandemic.
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However, he has stressed we still have to be careful.
"Other measures such as monitoring temperatures, registering names for contact tracing and so forth we may do away with.
"But I would be interested to see what the outcome of public comments for the draft regulations for the National Health Act are going to be. "
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"If there is recognition that we still need to be able to trace people, then perhaps some of these means may be maintained at a time when we have increases in infections, but perhaps not all the time."
