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Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has announced that there are now 8,895 positive cases of Covid-19 in South Africa.
This increases by 663 cases from the 8,232 Covid-19 cases announced Thursday.
Dr. Mkhize said in a statement Friday (May 8) that the total number of deaths increased from 17 to 178. A total of 307,752 tests were performed, compared to 292,153 performed before.
According to the minister, as of May 7, 2020, there are 435 people who are in the hospital with the virus, of whom 44 are in high care and 77 are in the ICU. Of those in the ICU, 40 are on ventilators.
The current hospitalization rate in the country in 5% of all diagnosed cases.
The Western Cape remains the most affected province in the country, with 4,497 cases.
Globally, coronavirus infections approached the 4 million mark, with deaths at 271,415, and recoveries reached 1.35 million.
The new coronavirus belongs to a group of viruses that start in bats, and it’s not yet clear which animal may have transmitted it to humans, said Peter Ben Embarek, a WHO expert on animal diseases that jumps to humans, on Friday, at a briefing with journalists. as reported by Bloomberg.
The virus likely came to humans through contact with animals while raising food, though which species is unclear, he said.
Cats and ferrets are susceptible to the virus, and dogs to a lesser extent, and it’s important to find out which animals can get it to avoid creating a “reservoir” in another species, he said.
The first human cases were detected in and around Wuhan, and most people had contact with the animal market, but not all, Ben Embarek said.
Questions about the origin of Sars-CoV2, the virus that caused the pandemic, have gotten hotter since U.S. President Donald Trump suggested it came from a laboratory in China. Scientists who have studied the subject argue that the virus originated from an animal and probably entered the human population in November, Bloomberg reported.
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Citizens and businesses wishing to relocate during Covid-19 closure can now do so in South Africa.
This comes after the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, issued and published a set of amendments to the instructions to tackle, prevent and combat the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa.
The directives are known as the “Instructions on One-Time Movement of Persons and the Transport of Goods for Relocation Purposes”.
The local movement, which was not working, began on Thursday, May 7 and will end on June 7, 2020.
The instructions allow individuals and businesses to move within and within provincial, metropolitan, or district boundaries during the Level 4 Alert period.
In a statement, the COGTA Ministry said that citizens who were unable to move house earlier during the shutdown will now be able to move house with property.
“This includes new leases that were signed before or during the closing period; or in cases where the transfer of ownership occurred before the closing period. These instructions are limited to a change in the place of residence, including the transportation of goods to a new place of residence, within the Republic, “he said.
The ministry said that anyone wishing to take advantage of this period to move, with their property within or across provincial, metropolitan, or district boundaries, must obtain a permit from the commander of the police station or a person designated by him or her.
All withdrawals must be made in accordance with Covid-19 regulations and the relevant instructions issued by the Minister of Transportation.
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