South Africa has recorded a positivity rate of 9.3% in new Covid-19 cases on Monday – the lowest since the country entered the fourth wave at the end of last year.
President Joe Biden formally announced Tuesday he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other countries in the region, imposed due to fear of the Omicron Covid-19 variant.
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says they still believe the Department of Health circular on revising contact tracing, quarantine, and isolation protocol was a step in the right direction.
With daily Covid-19 cases on the rise and the country well into the fourth wave of infection, the Health Minister has explained why government has kept the country on adjusted alert level 1.