The Republic of South Africa stops tracking, the majority met the covid – SME.sk

PRETORIA. South African Republic stops tracing contacts of people tested positive Covid-19. The majority of the population has already encountered the disease there, the health office said in a circular sent to the regions.

Only contacts related to major outbreaks of the disease, such as schools, social care homes, prisons or large social institutions, will continue to be traced. shares. The decision was reported by AFP.

“Contact tracing will end immediately, with the exception of clusters and positive tests in closed facilities,” the health office said.

“The proportion of people who have developed immunity, either after infection or through vaccination, is high,” he added. A large proportion of those infected survived the disease without symptoms, and only a small proportion of cases with the disease were tested, the office continued.

If someone has been in contact with an infected person, they should only be tested if they show symptoms of Covid-19. Otherwise, it is enough to avoid places with a high concentration of people for five to seven days and consistently cover your mouth and nose.

Statistics from the South African Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) show that almost 3.4 million people have become infected in the country’s 60 million since the epidemic began. More than 90,000 people have died of the covid.

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