SAMA: Fortnight for impact of polls on Covid-19 to become clear
South Africans should know in two weeks' time whether the municipal elections have laid the foundation for a possible fourth Covid-19 wave in the country.
That's according to the South African Medical Association (SAMA).
It says it's been keeping a close watch on the rallies and political party campaigning in the build-up to the vote.
SAMA chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee says it was very concerning to see people forming long queues outside some polling stations on Monday, ignoring social distancing rules.
"You can have the virus underling anything from one to seven days before you start off with real symptoms.
"Then it takes the patient another three to four days before they are not feeling well and then going to see the doctor.
"If the infectivity rate goes up by five percent then one can start to presume that that will be the beginning of the fourth wave."
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