South Africa could face a third and more severe Covid-19 wave
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has warned that South Africa could face a possible third wave of Covid-19.
Mkhize addressed a dialogue on the impact of coronavirus on Thursday evening, and added that the anticipated third wave could have be more devastating than the first and second waves.
“It is also likely that we might face a third wave because there may be no way of preventing it. We may be facing the third wave and its impact will be even fraught with more devastation.
“It is clear that countries with more resources have a better chance of being able to respond than most of us that are in the continent, we have relatively less kind of resources to respond.”
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Mkhize says only about seven countries in Africa can afford to self-finance the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines for their citizens.
“The rest of the countries have to be supported through philanthropic support. Therefore, in the provision of this vaccine here, we have to rely on this body that is called COVAX.”
South Africa has been the country that has been the hardest hit on the continent with over 1 327 186 people that have been infected with the deadly virus.
Furthermore, the country has now breached the 45 000 mark in related deaths.
