Welcome to hard tour, i am stephen sackur. The coronavirus is a durable and evolving enemy. Nowhere is that more evident than in south africa, the hardest hit nation in africa, now grappling with a highly transmissible new strain of covid 19 that is causing international concern. My guest s biologist barry schoub, chair of the south African Government Advisory Committee on covid 19 vaccines. What does south africas covid crisis mean for the worldwide effort to end the pandemic . Professor barry schoub in johannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. Good afternoon, stephen. On cue. Its good to have you on the show. How bleak is the covid picture in your country, south africa, right now . It is bleak. We are well into our second wave which is really manifesting quite more seriously than our first wave. We are seriously than our first wave. We a re really seriously than our first wave. We are really averaging about 18,000 20,000 new we are really averaging about 18,000 20,000 new cases per day as a
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The coronavirus is a durable and evolving enemy. Nowhere is that more evident than in south africa, the hardest hit nation in africa, now grappling with a highly transmissible new strain of covid 19 that is causing international concern. My guest is virologist barry schoub, chair of the south African Government Advisory Committee on covid 19 vaccines. What does south africas covid crisis mean for the worldwide effort to end the pandemic . Professor barry schoub injohannesburg, welcome to hardtalk. Good afternoon, stephen. Thank you. Its good to have you on the show. How bleak is the covid picture in your country, south africa, right now . It is bleak. We are well into our second wave which is really manifesting quite a bit more seriously than our first wave. We are really averaging about 18,000 20,000 new cases per day, as against the highest peak that we had in our first wave of about 14,000, so it gives you some idea that we are on a steep upwa
They will take tougher action against those who do not comply with the coronavirus restrictions in england and wales. The head of the National Police chiefs council said therell be more officers on patrol to crack down on those who he called dangerous, selfish and totally irresponsible, in the face of the Current Health threat. The home secretary, priti patel, has thanked the majority of people for complying with the rules, but blamed a minority who she said were putting the health of the nation at risk. She said the current rules are tough enough but are under constant review. Heres our home editor, mark easton. Visitors are not welcome at the seaside. Southends beachfront car parks are locked, peaked caps patrolling the shoreline. With people restricted, the rats are enjoying new freedoms. This tourist town doesnt want non locals coming for a constitutional. They shouldnt be coming, they shouldnt be travelling. I think they should define what local is for exercise. I heard there was
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South Africans, especially the elderly and those with underlying health conditions, are being urged to vaccinate against Covid-19 or get booster shots as a precaution.