JOHANNESBURG - The elderly and people with comorbidities should wear masks as a preventative measure, experts have warned, after South Africa registered its first case of the new COVID-19 Omicron subvariant.
While most scientists said South Africa had largely achieved immunity to Omicron, health organisation Higher Health CEO Ramneek Ahluwalia urged vulnerable persons to exercise caution. "Wear masks in overcrowded spaces as well as less ventilated areas. Vaccination is still one of the best tools we have available to us, so we do urge South Africans to get vaccinated, if they haven't done so already, and for those who have to please follow up with their booster doses," Higher Health's Danielle Melville said.The World Health Organization announced that XBB.1.5 - also dubbed "Kraken” - is the most transmissible COVID-19 subvariant to date.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla was expected to respond to the new variant and other urgent health matters during a midday briefing on Tuesday.
So it begins
No thanks.
I must go and buy some
Yes, mask up so you can kill your immune system, breath in your germs & stale air, reduce oxygen to your blood, brain & body, make yourself sick, & show those trying to kill you off just what good sheep you are... leading you to the slaughter house in the name of fake science!
Ridiculous! Masks don’t work
No. no and no.
Even after proven that it has 0% protection against Covid 19?👀
NO lockdowns.
This is unbelievable I never believe this is real at first I was so afraid if it's real because a lot of things is going on now in South Africa decided to Trade whit Brandonkaren11 really appreciate God has been using you to turn people's life
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If you have faith in the advocated vaccine, no one should be wearing masks that were vaxed
Bullshit
Do you think this will help 🤔🤔
The masks didn't work last time to 'prevent the spread'. By now, most are aware that viral particles are much smaller than the pores on masks - so it is not effective. South African's by a very large majority have natural immunity anyway
Voetsek. CyrilRamaphosa we're not having that covid rubbish again.
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So should everyone else
never fvck masks
Shouldn’t we be talking about N95 masks? The normal “surgical” masks that many people wear are just for cosmesis and a false sense of security, isn’t it?