Minister in presidency, Mondli Gungubele says there are no “family meetings” to announce the easing of the current lockdown restrictions on the cards just yet. The minister was responding to a post-cabinet briefing on Thursday.
“Whether it is going to be eased or
not, it depends a lot on the rate of infections. Secondly, it depends on the
degree to which our facilities cope.
“Thirdly,
of course mainly, it depends on us sticking to non-pharmaceutical measures,”
Minister Gungubele said. He further mentioned that the convening of the family meeting
depended on the advice given to National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC to determine
if an announcement by the president is necessary.
“The current protocols are extended
to October 15, so on that basis there is nothing to share with the family.”
Gungubele
said Cabinet had at its meeting extended the national state of disaster to
October 15.
“Cabinet
approved that the country should remain on Alert Level 3 of the national
response to the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.
Done By: Yandisa Qwabe
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