Risk of 5th wave of COVID-19 in South Africa due to Deltacron variant

Dr. Ridhwaan Suliman of the Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CSIR) of South Africa judgment, a new variant with the name Deltacron (a combination of Delta and Omicron variants) appeared in South Africa.

In an interview with Pretoria News, Dr. Ridhwaan Suliman said “there is no indication that the Deltacron variant is more severe or fatal than the Deltacron variant. Omicron variant“. The Deltacron variant has now prevailed in the country and became popular only after the Omicron variant in South Africa, which caused the fourth wave of outbreaks.

Besides encouraging people with underlying medical conditions to get vaccinated, Mr. Suliman also said that South Africa already has a high level of population immunity as recent studies show, 68%-80% of people in this country. have immunity.

At the end of March, the South African government urged people to continue to maintain a spirit of vigilance because the COVID-19 epidemic has not been “beaten”, and encouraged all people over the age of 12 to get vaccinated.

Sequencing of Omicron samples at the Ndlovu Research Center in Elandsdoorn, South Africa. (Photo: AP)

The South African government has extended its national disaster status to April 15, taking into account the need to continue to supplement existing legislation and the contingency arrangements made by provincial governments to address the impact. motion of the disaster.

The proposed health regulations, now open to public comment, would allow the country to establish emergency response systems, quickly and effectively to mitigate the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak. -19 and finally change the state of application of disaster regulations.

Despite the expected fifth wave, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased restrictions on the COVID-19 epidemic on the basis of evidence from scientists that, between 60% and 80 % of people in this country are immune to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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