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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CAPE TOWN – As fears grow over an imminent coronavirus third wave, newly appointed chairperson of the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) Professor Koleka Mlisana says the third wave will be largely dependent on people\u2019s behaviour.<\/p>\n

With Easter holidays approaching, health officials and experts have warned that the associated religious gatherings and Easter celebrations could precipitate a third wave.<\/p>\n

Speaking on SAfm radio, Mlisana said: \u201cNobody can ever predict when the third wave will happen. Whether we get a third wave or we don\u2019t, that will really be determined by our current behaviour. People are walking in public without their masks, as if we are not in the middle of a pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now we need to ensure that the non-pharmaceutical interventions are adhered to. We need to wear our masks at all times. It is important to maintain that, and we can then delay and even make sure we don\u2019t get the third wave,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

While data shows that there\u2019s no way South Africa can avoid a third wave, Professor Marc Mendelson, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital, says the public must avoid mass gatherings at all costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaintain social distancing, masking, hand hygiene and isolation if becoming symptomatic. Most important is to avoid poorly ventilated indoor spaces, and even outdoor events where public health interventions to prevent Covid-19 are not being practiced, and any mass gathering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The National Coronavirus Command Council is expected to meet on Sunday, followed by a Cabinet meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n

[email protected]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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