Councillor lauds those heeding anti-corona measures
ALEXANDRA – Health, hygiene and adherence to expert advice is key during the coronavirus outbreak.
Ward 116 councillor Adolph Marema has applauded residents who abide by remedial measures preventing the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus.
Marema said, “With our poor social and economic conditions which cause overcrowding that makes us most vulnerable, we should take extra caution with our health and hygiene, adhere to prevention measures and report deliberate violations of prevention measures in particular gatherings of more than the allowed numbers.”
He lauded the Zion Christian Church which cancelled this year’s annual Easter pilgrimage of its million members in Moria, Limpopo. Other churches have also committed to adhere to social distancing. Marema hoped that their prayers will include asking for national and global redemption against the scourge which continues to claim many lives.
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Marema warned South Africans against myths, stigmas and jokes hurled by some on countries severely affected at the moment. “We may have no reported deaths at the moment but the number is increasing and the probability of deaths is also high.”
He also urged for caution and care against deception and told residents to read and seek advice from medical facilities, their leaders, pamphlets that are circulating and message in the media from experts. “Eating garlic may have medicinal benefits but may not be the most appropriate in this instance.”
Meanwhile, the Minister of Health Dr Zwelile Mkhize is reported in other media saying 60 to 70 per cent of the communities will be affected by the virus. “Though hopefully, over an extended period of time than would happen if containment measures were not in place.”
He urged against panic and said mitigating measures would spread out the rate of infection and most people would recover without treatment. He concluded that it is expected that only about 20 per cent of the cases would be serious and require treatment and that the fatality rate would be between two and three-and-half per cent.
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