No Shorter Isolation For Omicron-hit Health Workers: S African Health Minister

South Africa will not reduce the 10-day isolation period for Omicron-infected health workers to make available medical staffers to attend to the increasing number of hospitalised patients, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said. This is a matter that has been concerning us. We are comfortable now that the numbers have not been rising as steeply as we had feared in the beginning (of the current fourth wave), Phaahla told reporters on Friday. No Shorter Isolation For Omicron-hit Health Workers: S African Health Minister