Pearl Thusi reacts to distressing Covid update, reposts statistics

Pearl Thusi reacts to distressing Covid update, reposts statistics

- Pearl Thusi is one of the many South Africans becoming more and more dismayed about the Covid-19 statistics

- The actress took to her social media to share the latest updates from the government and lament at the high number of infections and deaths

- Pearl's followers took to the comments to continue discussing the continued fight against the deadly virus

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Pearl Thusi has added her voice to the continued discussion around Covid-19 and the crisis that South Africans around the country are facing as numbers continue to rise.

The actress posted to her Twitter account and focused on the numbers being officially reported by the government.

Pearl reposted the latest report with the statistics that detailed information about Covid-19 cases, infection rates and deaths.

Pearl Thusi reacts to distressing Covid update
Pearl Thusi reacts to distressing Covid update. Images: @pearlthusi
Source: Instagram

The Queen Sono star retweeted the Department of Health which announced a grim new milestone of 20 000 new cases in 24 hours.

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Pearl simply captioned the retweet with the word "Hectic" and fans could only assume that she was lost for words at the tragic news.

Followers took to the comments to discuss the ongoing pandemic and share their thoughts about the update.

In related news, Briefly.co.za previously reported on actor and comedian Siv Ngesi saying that he would gladly punch Covid-deniers after some people expressed views about not taking the virus seriously.

Three-time SAFTA-nominated actor Siv Ngesi is really taking the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa seriously. Siv said that he would deal with anyone who says that the virus is fake. The country has reached over 1ne million confirmed cases and the second wave is currently taking place. Taking to Twitter this week, Siv decided to make it known that the virus means serious business.

"Three friends lost their parents today! If I lost a parent and I had people saying Covid is fake, I would punch you in the throat," said Siv.

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A number of Mzansi celebrities have spoken about their opinions on the virus with some having lost people close to them.

Siv was not impressed with how some South Africans are still holding onto the belief that the virus is not real.

A number of social media users engaged with the tweet:

@BrettFishA said: "While I don't agree with violence, I totally get the sentiment here and the people who are still claiming Covid is fake need to understand the violence of their words and attitudes towards all those who are struggling or have lost people."
@NicolaCoop commented: "Same. People are so disappointing."
@Vaneshree02 said: "I'm so sorry Siv. Strength and love to all."

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