Chezy Levy gives his first press conference since becoming director-general of the Health Ministry, as the number of new coronavirus infections rises to some 300 a day.
“Over the past week, we’ve seen a change in infection level. This worries us,” he says.
Levy, who took up the post last week, says younger people make up a higher percentage of the sick relative to the period between March and May. New infections have been detected in over 50 communities, which he says indicates “broad communal spread.”
To contain the virus, Levy emphasizes the need to explain social-distancing guidelines to the public.
“There is no alternative to this,” he says.
He also calls for increasing enforcement of these rules.
Levy says anyone who has any symptoms, even if mild, should go get tested and emphasizes the importance of testing.
During the press conference, Levy was asked if he supports the re-impostion of sweeping lockdown measures.
“I don’t think we need a lockdown,” he says, but warns it depends on observance of social-distancing rules.
Chezy Levy, the director-general of the Health Ministry, at a press conference at the Health Ministry on June 21, 2020. (Screen capture: Facebook)
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