The acting Health Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi has warned that if the number of Covid-19 infections in the Western Cape continues to increase Government might have to reconsider changing lock down regulations to curb the further spread of the virus here.
The Minister says despite a downward trend in Covid-19 numbers there has been a worrying increase in infections in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
The Western Cape, in the past 24 hours, recorded the majority of now infections, overtaking Gauteng.
Access the Minister’s latest briefing here.
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The Acting Minister of Health, Mmamoloko Kubayi said that government is concerned with the rising numbers of #COVID19 new cases in Western Cape which have surpassed those of Gauteng #CoronaVirusUpdates pic.twitter.com/tHpDtqWeyr
— Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 30, 2021
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— Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 30, 2021
