国际英语资讯:S. Africa to take whatever action necessary to save lives amid COVID-19: president
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 9-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="take">take</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="scourge">scourge</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Cyril">Cyril</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 8, "<span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,000 <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> 1,080," <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="life">life</span>-<span word="above">above</span>-<span word="all">all</span>" <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="enforcing">enforcing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="good">good</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="standstill">standstill</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="eased">eased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reopen">reopen</span> <span word="and">and</span> 8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>, <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span> <span word="beds">beds</span>, <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protocols">protocols</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>.</p>
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