Johannesburg – South African president Cyril Ramaphosa will be addressing the nation on the government’s latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The President’s address follows meetings in recent days of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) and Cabinet.
“As South Africa rolls out its national COVID-19 vaccination programme, government and social partners are continuously monitoring infection, treatment and patient recovery rates, as well as compliance with health regulations and other prevention measures. The President’s address will be broadcast and streamed on a range of platforms that are accessible to South Africans and international audiences,” the presidency said in a statement.
Last week, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said that President Cyril Ramaphosa will be addressing the nation ‘soon’ on government’s latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic that the world has been facing for over a year now.
he said Cabinet noted the increase in infections and deaths and they were busy engaging with a number of stakeholders, however, did not mention anything on adding further lockdown restrictions for the country.
“As we have said, we are all noticing the numbers are going up in terms of infections, people are starting to notice the tick up in terms of death. As Cabinet we are discussing and consulting on the measures to make sure that we protect South Africans and a decision will be taken soon after the consultation and we will announce which time the President will then host a family meeting. But we can confirm that there will be a family meeting soon,” the minister said.
There has been vast speculation that Ramaphosa would implement further lockdown measures to help stem the spread of the virus in the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 19h00 today, Sunday 30 May 2021, on developments in the country’s response to the #COVID19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/Y3tzGp2CcA
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) May 30, 2021
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