Trade minister Ebrahim Patel has hinted that Cape Town could remain on level 4 lockdown when some parts of the country move to level 3 at the end of May.
, Patel acknowledged the DA's request to get the lockdown lifted in the Western Cape but said a “comparative analysis” spoke for itself.
Patel also expressed concern over the transmission of cases from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape. “There’s also a flow of transmission from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape. The virus can still flare up elsewhere. It could be Johannesburg or Durban next.”
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