Fifth wave of Covid-19 expected to enter South Africa

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By: Simon Majadibodu

Twitter: @Majadibodu Simon

Email: 19majadibodu@gmail.com



Photo from google : The rise of Covid-19 infections may lead SA  to enter fifth wave.




South Africa may be entering  the fifth wave of Covid-19 infections. On Thursday, and Friday, the National Institute for  Communicable Diseases recorded nearly over 10, 000 new  infections, with most of infections concentrated in Gauteng province.

Yesterday, the Department of Health reported 8 524 new cases and a total of 11 deaths, bringing the number of fatalities to  100,  516 in total. The number of recoveries now stand at  3 676 810 with a recovery rate of  95,9%.


Two Omicron sub-variants are driving  an increase in Covid-19 cases in South Africa and could push the country to the fifth wave.

Meanwhile, according to Dr. Harsha Somaroo, public health medicine specialist at the University of Witwatersrand, said that  the  health system should be prepared for a potential increase in  admissions.

Somaroo said, the number of cases have  increased, the country has not  yet  officially entered the fifth wave.


Photo from Facebook : Covid-19 Statistics  South Africa

Students from different Universities are  having mixed reactions and emotions that  South Africa may enter the fifth wave of Covid-19, making  it possible  for President  Cyril Ramaphosa, to address the nation.  Meanwhile, the State of National Disaster has been terminated.

Lethabo Moremi, a third year  BA of Social Work at University of Pretoria said that, if it happens  that  president Ramaphosa addresses the nation,  and he declares the  country on the State on National Disaster, at least put the country on alert  level 2.  As this, will enable them as students  to attend  contact classes.

“Learning on your own  is  very  hard and difficult. We  often experience network problems with online learning resulting in attending classes late, and  we don’t have enough time for consultation with lecturers”, she added.


Photo from google : Students are frightened, due
to the rising of  Covid-19 infections

“I’m struggling a lot with online learning , because most  of  the time students  like to  disturb the classes, with talking  and  sometimes playing music with their speakers. I am praying  for  the number of  infections to decline a bit”, said Isaac Masoga, a second year  BA Chartered  Accountant  student, at University of Limpopo.

Shaun Chauke, a third  year  BED Intermediate Phase  Teaching, at Tshwane University of  Technology  said  that, online learning helped students with an opportunity  to explore  new learning  applications and  made learning simple.

Even  though online learning has  also helped  students  to  become independent and made learning  fun, students are now keeping their fingers crossed and praying that South  Africa does not enter fifth wave of Covid-19. 











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