Addressing media on Thursday on the outcomes of this week's cabinet meeting, minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele said some events were a threat to public safety.
Whenever the national coronavirus command council meets, you take decisions consistent with that situation. And I want to repeat that we wish there must never be a possibility of locking down this country again.
“We are still dealing with the damage of 2020. We hope that South Africans will make sure they stick to social distancing and other protocols and going to vaccinate, so that we render zero the possibilities of a lockdown,” said Gungubele. SA implemented alcohol bans during the previous Covid-19 waves. The industry has on several occasions challenged the ban on the basis that it impacts livelihoods and the economy.Gungubele also called on eligible South Africans to get vaccinated ahead of the festive season.reported on Thursday evening that the majority of new cases in SA came from Gauteng.
A total of 2,465 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in SA in the last 24-hour cycle with 79% recorded in Gauteng.SA was in the early stages of a resurgence of infections. READ MORE:
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