President

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STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY Dr Hage G. Geingob
ON THE OCCASSION OF THE 39th COVID-19 PUBLIC BRIEFING ON THE NATIONAL RESPONSE MEASURES

13 January 2022, WINDHOEK

Good Morning,

Allow me to begin by wishing you once again, fellow Namibians in all the 14 regions, a healthy, productive and prosperous New Year 2022 - The Year of Reimaging. Every new year presents a fresh start, a new beginning, to work, not only harder but smarter, guided by lessons from the previous year. To refocus our vision in order to achieve the goals we have set ourselves for as a nation.

In light of what we have been through over the past two years, this is our opportunity to form a new and optimistic mental picture for the future we hope to embrace. This moment presents yet another chance to pursue our dreams with renewed vigour and focus, to achieve success against all odds. I am confident that in this year of reimaging, we can become a better version of ourselves and our country.

Following a very deadly Third Wave of COVID-19 mid-last year, we are all evermore grateful for good health and the invaluable gift of life. Many of our compatriots did not make it to this day, and we will continue to cherish them in our memories. But we must forge ahead relentlessly into 2022 to make the Namibian House a truly inclusive and prosperous home for all her citizens.

The Fourth Wave, which was spurred by the outbreak of the OMICRON variant of COVID-19 in Namibia, in November 2021, was characterized by a very high transmission rate with moderate hospitalisations. We must therefore proceed with caution, because the invisible enemy remains in our midst. We will not be safe, as a nation and as the global community, until all citizens are safe. Combatting this virus is a huge undertaking that will require every human effort, diligence and compliance, to overcome it.

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