President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for calm amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases exacerbated by the Omicron variant.
"I spoke to our Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla who keeps me abreast and he said yes, the virus is more transmissible. However, hospital admissions are not increasing at an alarming rate. It is for that reason I said we should not panic," the President said.
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