Ramaphosa says level 3 will be ‘more difficult’, as calls to end Covid-19 lockdown mount
Cosatu has called on the government to ease Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, saying the state cannot run the embattled economy on relief grants, the Unemployment Insurance Fund and food parcels.
, administered by the UIF, to provide relief to those in formal employment expected to lose their income due to the Covid-19 lockdown. This as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is now at 10,015, with 194 deaths. Of the 10,015 cases, the Western Cape accounts for 5,168, followed by Gauteng at 1,952 and KwaZulu-Natal at 1,353.
Pamla said they hoped Ramaphosa's visit to the Western Cape would help deal with the DA-run province's alleged “lack of a clear plan” to fight the virus.
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