CABINET has approved the extension of the National State of Disaster until 15 October as the government tries very hard to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cabinet approved the extension of the National State of Disaster in terms of Section 27(5) (c) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (57 of 2002), Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele briefed the media on the outcomes of Cabinet meeting.
In addition, Cabinet approved that the country should remain on Adjusted Alert Level 3 of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Cabinet was apprised by the Department of Health on the progress of the Vaccination Roll-out Programme, which included epidemiology (the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health) and surveillance,” said Gungubele.
“Cabinet noted the decline in new infections, as well as hospital admissions and reported death cases.”
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