Cyril Ramaphosa: The Coronavirus Storm Is Upon Us, Far Fiercer And More Destructive

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

Last night, I addressed the nation on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in our country. What follows is an edited version of that address:
 
Our nation is confronted by the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy. For more than 120 days, we have succeeded in delaying the spread of a virus that is causing devastation across the globe.
 
But now, the surge in infections that we had been advised by our medical experts would come, has arrived. More than a quarter of a million South Africans have been infected with coronavirus, and we know that many more infections have gone undetected. We are now recording over 12,000 new cases every day.
 
Since the start of the outbreak in March, at least 4,079 people have died from COVID-19. What should concern us most is that a quarter of those who died passed away