Health minister Joe Phaahla says SA has over the past few days seen worrying trends in the rise in Covid-19 infections.
Phaahla was speaking on Friday at parliament’s portfolio committee on health ahead of the national health department revealing its spending plans for the 2022/23 financial year.
On Thursday the National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported 4,406 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the overall number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,750,830. This rise reflected a 15.8% increase in the positivity rate. He said department’s programmes over the past two years were dominated by efforts to contain the coronavirus, including vaccination rollouts which required a lot of energy and financial resources. “We are hopeful as we present this annual performance plan that the 2022/23 financial year will be different from past financial years.
“We are hoping this will continue so this year we can focus more squarely on the department’s programmes we are presenting today.”
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