eligible for the booster doses, he urged them to get it.
Additionally, the Health Minister opined that people have become too complacent in adhering to the COVID-19 regulations. To protect themselves from the deadly COVID-19 disease, he said that people should continue wearing their masks, maintaining a social distance and constantly sanitising.
Reuters reported on Wednesday that 24 countries may have reported cases of the variant so far but that some of the early indications were that most were mild and none severe. The variant has also been detected in neighbouring Brazil.
Interestingly, however, many countries have rushed to impose these travel restrictions, particularly on travellers from South African countries where the variant was first detected. (Vishani Ragobeer)
