During the briefing, Kubayi said South Africans need to assist front-line workers who are starting to show signs of fatigue. “Please help us. We have reached a point where we need all of you to respond. We have reached a point where we need all of you to help us to bring the numbers down and help [people on the] front lines. “Please give them hope, it is not a joke, people are being infected daily,” said Kubayi. To political parties, she said, “We are appealing to you. We really are appealing to you, can we assist the government and the nation. The events, whether you deny that your event is a superspreader or not, it is not about that. It is scientifically proven that when you have a gathering of many people, that event will become a superspreader.