President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday hinted that he will address the nation soon as new cases of Covid-19 continue to soar despite stricter level 3 regulations announced late last year.
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6 Jan 2021 14:12
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South African government officials have called for stricter measures to curb soaring coronavirus infections at a meeting to discuss the stateâs response to the pandemic, according to two people familiar with the matter.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council on Wednesday to assess the spread of the disease.
With the number of infections now over 1 million and more than 30,000 people having died from the disease, Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Police Minister Bheki Cele have recommended the country move to virus alert level 4 for 30 days, the people said. They asked not to be identified as no decision has been taken.
Over a week ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa moved the country from alert level 1 to level 3, due to a continuous surge in Covid-19 infections across the country. With the stricter regulations came harsher restrictions. Alcohol sales have been banned, beaches across the country’s coastline have been closed and the curfew extended. Following a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council, Bloomberg reports that Police Minister Bheki Cele and Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma have ‘recommended the country move to virus alert level 4 for 30 days’, according to sources. However, Bloomberg reports that other officials were concerned about the effects tougher restrictions may have on the economy and have ‘called for the relaxation of measures including the ban on alcohol sales and the closing of the nation’s beaches.
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