26 June 2021 - 11:36 Acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the national coronavirus command council is locked in an emergency meeting on June 26 2021. Image: Freddy Mavunda
Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi is to give a briefing about the surging third wave of Covid-19 after an emergency meeting of the national coronavirus command council on Saturday.
The 1pm briefing was arranged at short notice amid concern that the third wave is being driven by the Delta variant of the infection that originally emerged in India.
TimesLIVE understands that proposals tabled by the health department for Gauteng, where infections are increasing exponentially, include a ban on all gatherings, a request that everyone should work from home if possible, and a two-week ban on alcohol sales.
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