일각에선 코로나19 최다 발병 5개국을 유엔 안전보장이사회 상임이사국 5개국(P5)에 빗대, 초기 방역 모범국이라던 남아공도 '코로나19 P5' 일원이 됐다고 자조적으로 얘기했다.
Some have compared the five countries with the highest number of cases of COVID-19 to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (P5), claiming that South Africa, which was initially regarded as a model quarantine country, has also become a member of the 'COVID-19 P5'.