An organized business is worried about the possibility of a fourth wave of COVID infections.
COVID infection figures are low, but vaccination rates have also dropped as Business for South Africa’s Martin Kingston explained, “We’ve seen a very significant turning of daily vaccinations of all age groups, the younger cohorts are not getting vaccinated as quickly as we’d like them to.”
South Africa has the capacity to vaccinate as many as 350,000 people every day but most days they recorded no more than 130,000 jabs.
Kingston said this was particularly worrying amid predictions of an imminent fourth wave of infections expected by mid-December.
As the nation’s businesses try to recover from a series of deeply damaging lockdowns, Kingston said the economy could not take another levelling up of COVID regulations.
“We need to open up the economy as quickly as possible and we need to encourage tourism.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa is calling upon all leaders and organisations to support #VoomaVaccinationWeekend happening this weekend. Leaders need to recognise work done by all health workers that have helped SA with #vaccine uptake #VaccinateToSaveSouthAfrica #VaccineRolloutSA pic.twitter.com/rarBudQSTv
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) November 13, 2021
-EWN
In other news – List of SA celebrities who died in 2021
Several media personalities and celebrities in South Africa’s entertainment industry died in the year 2021. In the list of celebrity deaths are Actors, Musicians, Film Makers, Medical Experts, and other influential people.
Chief among causes of these deaths is Covid-19 which has wreaked havoc worldwide. Mzansi will definitely miss these stars. Their influence on fans and the public alike will be dearly missed. Learn More
