Johannesburg, June 29 (PTI): South Africa’s Health Ministry has urged citizens to remain more vigilant and announced a raft of measures similar to those imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic after the country reported the second case of the monkeypox viral disease. On Tuesday, a 32-year-old male from Cape Town in the country’s Western Province, with no travel history, was reported to have been infected with the virus, suggesting the possibility of local transmission. South Africa reported the first case of monkeypox last week, also in a young male, with no travel history. South Africa’s Health Minister Joe Phaahla said in a statement on Tuesday that while the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not recommended any travel restrictions, it was important for travellers to endemic countries to alert health officials on the situation to enable them to provide guidance for case detection and management. To implement these measures, port health officials continue as they did
South African health authorities have agreed to lift a midnight curfew after the number of omicron cases of COVID-19 was beginning to slow down, it was reported Thursday. South Africa is the country hardest hit by the coronavirus in Africa, with more than 3.4 million cases recorded and 91,000 deaths.