![]() The President and some of his closest senior officials also disseminated misinformation that left the public less safe and more vulnerable to discounting the severity of the pandemic. In response to COVID-19, the United States was slow to act at a time when each day of inaction mattered most–in terms of both the eventual public health harms as well as the severe economic costs. While some measures were put in place to prepare the United States for pandemic readiness, many more were dismantled since 2017. Several Trump administration officials raised strong concerns prior to the emergence of COVID-19 and raised alarms once the virus appeared within the United States. In our view, the timeline is clear: Like previous administrations, the Trump administration knew for years that a pandemic of this gravity was possible and imminently plausible. government’s preparation for a pandemic, tracking warning signals of COVID-19, and public and internal responses when the outbreak hit inside the United States. policy events related to the novel coronavirus pandemic. What follows is a comprehensive timeline of major U.S. “The pace of vaccination has more than doubled in the last month, and will continue to increase,” he said.įrom July 15, those over 35 years of age will be able to register on the Electronic Vaccination Data System and from August 1, vaccinations for the 35+ group will commence, he said.Īccording to the latest statistics from the Department of Health, the number of new cases in the last 24 hours stand at 16,302, total deaths reported at 64,289 and total positive cases stand at around 2.19 million.Editor’s note: originally published on April 13, 2020, most recently updated on November 3, 2020. On vaccines, Ramaphosa said, to date, over 4.2 million people in South Africa have received a vaccine dose, with one million of these having been done over the past seven days. Meanwhile, restaurants and eateries will operate while observing strict health protocols. Certain other venues, such as gyms and fitness centres, may also open. The sale of alcohol remains prohibited while schools will remain closed until the 26th of July. It remains mandatory to wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth whenever you are in public. ![]() ![]() Under level 4 lockdown, all social, political, religious and other gatherings remain prohibited. A curfew remains in place from 9 pm to 4 am, and only those with permission to do so may leave their homes during this time. By next week, daily hospital admissions across the country are likely to reach the levels observed during the peak of the first two waves,” President cautioned. “Our health system countrywide remains under pressure. While Gauteng accounts for more than half of new infections, infections are rapidly increasing in the Western Cape, Limpopo, North West, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, Ramaphosa said. “After consultation with the provinces, Cabinet has decided to maintain the country at Adjusted Alert Level 4 for another 14 days until July 25,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said while addressing the nation on Sunday night. South Africa will continue to remain on Adjusted level 4 lockdown as infections remain extremely high in number. ![]()
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