Phaahla: SA must remain on level 3
The Department of Health will recommend that the country remain at level three of the lockdown.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla briefed the media on Friday morning to provide a weekly update on the country’s fight against the Covid-19 and the vaccination rollout programme.
“Our situation therefore remains precarious and therefore there is no time to lower our guards, no time to release the restrictions. Therefore as the department of health we will in no way recommend to the national coronavirus council and to cabinet a relaxation at this stage. We will be recommending remaining at level three.”
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On Thursday, the country recorded yet another significant increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.
Over 14 000 new daily infections were recorded by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD,) which was double the number of infections from the previous day.
The country's positivity rate also remains stubbornly high at more than 20%.
