The meeting will also hear input from Zweli Mkhize on how the country is faring in terms of managing cases of Covid-19.
The National Coronavirus Command Council will on Wednesday morning get a report from the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure on the implementation of the risk-adjusted strategy in easing the nationwide lockdown.
She said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize was expected to brief the National Coronavirus Command Council on Wednesday morning on the progress the health department made in screening, tracing and testing for Covid-19. Mkhize announced on Tuesday that there were 11,350 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in South Africa with 206 deaths due to Covid-19 complications.South Africa entered Day 48 of the lockdown on Wednesday, 12 of which have been under Level 4.
“We will introduce new measures to make contact tracing more effective. We will need to implement mass sanitisation of workplaces, public transport and other spaces,” he said.“The transition to the next phase of the coronavirus response, that of recovery, will be more difficult than the present one. The risk of infection outbreaks will increase. The demands on our clinics and hospitals and medical personnel will grow,” he said.
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