I read this yesterday and it makes sense. It's apparent what's going to happen.
South Africa is basically telling the rest of the world "This isn't that big of a deal! Stop being so afraid." They got screwed by the travel ban too. It's almost like no one is listening to them.
I mean, it was NEWS in the UK when they reported their first Omicron death 3 weeks since it was identified. Cases have skyrocketed in SA but deaths have not increased, severe illness is not increasing, but hospitalizations have gone up and vent/ICU have gone up minimally there. I just don't know why I have people on my Twitter feed who are trying to instill so much fear into everyone.
You almost get the feeling some people don't want this to end.