South African Medical Association warns of second Covid-19 wave.
PRETORIA, South Africa.(News of the South)-With the recent ease of the lockdown in South Africa South African Medical Association has warned that people should not celebrate as they are not yet over the Covid-19 pandemic risk.
By Antonnate S. Mugodi
The South African Medical Association urged that a second wave of Covid-19 should be expected and also stated that the fight against the coronavirus is far from over.
The chairperson of the SAMA, Dr Angelique Coetzee said:”I think what is extremely important for people to understand is that we will see a pattern of waves where you will get a decline, as we are seeing now but you will get a second curve.”
According to Dr Angelique the second wave is expected to take place within the next 8 to 12 weeks.
“People are now going to start to relax and that is when the trouble is going to start. Unfortunately, we have to go down to Level 2, we do not have a choice and it is important for people to understand that Level 5 was more for the medical side to get their house in order,” she said.
South Africa has been under lockdown since March 27 and the death toll during the lockdown is now at 11 839.
Aaccording to the Health Department and recoveries are now at 472 377 which is a recovery rate of 80%.
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