There is no prospect of the Covid-19 lockdown being eased in the near future, health minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday.
Even though the third wave of the local outbreak is in decline, Phaahla told a media briefing that SA remains “far from comfort”.
Phaahla, the former deputy health minister who was promoted into the hot seat in Ramaphosa's cabinet reshuffle on August 5, said he was encouraged by the “overall continuous downward trend” over the past seven days. “In this case the relay race has been picked up by the Western Cape, which is the current leader over the last seven days. It has continuously had the highest daily infections, active cases and hospitalisations,” he said.
The interministerial committee on Covid-19 led by Deputy President David Mabuza has said it wants 70% of the adult population to be vaccinated by December.
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