In addition, contact tracking will be discontinued – except in cases of so-called cluster outbreaks.
According to a statement by the ministry, people with a positive Corona test but without symptoms would no longer be obliged to self-isolate.
There is also no longer the obligation to submit a negative Corona test before resuming work after an isolation period of eight days. All infected people should be able to return to work after eight to ten days without presenting a test.
The majority of new cases are incidentally in the Western Cape, which is also the most vaccinated province. Overall, South Africa has a low vaccination rate of around 20 percent.
If South Africa can get through Omicron without panic why has all of Europe lost their minds? https://t.co/zIWmopwUSb
— PLC (@Humble_Analysis) December 24, 2021
For most of the world, the pandemic seems to have run out of steam during April of 2021, with 98% of the population was unvaccinated.
Omicron has spread across the world – why isn’t it causing a wave in the unvaccinated nations? pic.twitter.com/x7wuBsEDK4
— PLC (@Humble_Analysis) December 24, 2021
The same pattern holds for deaths, as well, with deaths per capita 6X higher in the West currently.
For 88% of the world, the pandemic appears to peaked when only 1.5% were vaccinated and Omicron is not apparently impacting these nations. pic.twitter.com/IY1HGiKW4t
— PLC (@Humble_Analysis) December 24, 2021
The rich, vax’d & boosted, “West” currently reporting 3X the case rate as the rest of the world (22X per capita).
More importantly, infections in the relatively unvax’d nations have trended down since late April while infections spike in the West. pic.twitter.com/1GxJpmn03O
— PLC (@Humble_Analysis) December 24, 2021