The sale of alcohol is banned, the closure of non-essential companies such as bars and restaurants, curfews from 21:00 South Africa face new restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19. The edition of the Delta variant worries the authorities, it will soon become dominant throughout the country. President Ramaphosa spoke on television.
as reported from Johannesburg, Romain Song
South Africa can have the worst epidemic crisis compared to the previous two, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned in a TV address, the other in two weeks. “We lacked vaccines, but they will come” wanted to reassure the South African president. More than a year after the start of the pandemic, despite the evidence, Cyril Ramaphosa also continues to remember the barrier gestures. “You should always wear your mask in public. I know people are tired of this president who keeps talking about wearing the mask. ”
Emphasize individual responsibility when the vaccination campaign is not gaining momentum. Only 4% of the population has been vaccinated. For the opposition, Cyril Ramaphosa must face the consequences of a failed vaccination campaign. It is a fundamental failure, so John Steenhuisen, the leader of the Democratic Alliance, the first opposition party, reacts when asked on SABC. “He tries to avoid all responsibility for not dealing with what would have changed everything: making sure we have vaccines.”
The Party of Fighters for Economic Freedom (EFF), for its part, accuses the Swedish Medicines Agency (SAHPRA) of blocking access to certain foreign vaccines. This week, 2,000 activists demonstrated outside their headquarters in Pretoria. For party spokesman Vuyani Pambo, when asked about the SABC, vaccines are available. “Russia and China are telling us, ‘We have fifteen million vaccines for you, just ask for them.’ “This president is doing nothing to vaccinate South Africans. ”
Cyril Ramaphosa defended the pharmaceutical authority, it must be able to carry out its work independently, without being intimidated, the president said.
The Russian Sputnik V vaccine is being studied in South Africa. Meanwhile, President Ramaphosa announced the arrival of 1.4 million additional doses of Pfizer vaccine. Almost 18,000 people are infected every day and about 60,000 die in South Africa.
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