The Wuhan pneumonia (novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic in South Africa worsened during the Christmas holiday, with a record 14,305 confirmed cases on Friday, breaking the record for the second consecutive day and seriously threatening the South African healthcare system.
According to the Associated Press, South Africa reported 14,305 new confirmed cases, breaking the single-day confirmation record again, with only 9,501 confirmed cases on a single day on Wednesday and 14,046 confirmed cases on Thursday, a continuous surge.
South Africa’s newly discovered Wuhan pneumonia variant virus “501.V2” is more infectious and dominates the new cases.
The South African government has closed large public seawater bathing areas, requiring the wearing of masks in public places, limiting the supply of alcohol to four days a week and imposing a curfew from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m., but some experts still urge the government to implement stricter policies against the disease.
South Africa has the highest number of confirmed cases in Africa, with a total of 968,563 confirmed cases and 25,983 deaths, according to Worldometer.
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