NEW: South Africa's government lifted most of its COVID restrictions today, saying the country has 'passed the peak of the fourth wave' driven by Omicron.
Thursday that the country lifted its restrictions "based on the trajectory of the pandemic, the levels of vaccination in the country and the available capacity within the health sector.
"South African residents are still mandated to wear face masks in public, and gatherings are restricted to no more than 1,000 people indoors and 2,000 people outdoors.There was a 29.7% decrease in the number of new cases detected in the week ending Dec. 25, compared with the number of new cases detected the previous week, according toThroughout the pandemic, South Africa has reported nearly 3.
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