HEALTH Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has reiterated the President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for South Africans to keep calm amid the latest variant, Omicron.
“There is just no basis for some of the leaders of countries which have imposed these restrictions on travelling for us in South Africa and other countries in Southern Africa,” he said on Monday.
The Minister, together with a panel of scientists, hosted a media briefing to present the state of readiness to respond to the Variant of Concern by the government.
“There is no basis for South Africans to panic. We have been here before. This is no new territory. We have now more than 20 months experience in terms of COVID-19 various variants and waves.”
He also thanked the local scientists who discovered the new COVID-19 variant.
“It’s often said you’re better off dealing with an enemy you know than an enemy you don’t know.
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