Health Minister Joe Phaahla has called for compliance with Covid-19 safety protocols as the country remains on adjusted Level 1 restrictions. | nickymccain
According to Phaahla, the National Coronavirus Command Council will retain lockdown restrictions at Adjusted Level 1 but has tasked the Department of Health with monitoring rising infection numbers.
The new variant was driving the fourth wave, said Phaahla, and according to scientific studies, the virus was spreading faster than in previous waves. The rates of hospitalisations and deaths remain relatively low, he added.
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