Cyril Ramaphosa wants to meet with the National Coronavirus Command Council as soon as he lands back in South Africa from a tour of Africa in the coming week, to discuss the rising number of Covid cases in the country.
According to the City Press, the president will return from his four-nation tour of Africa on Wednesday.
The top priority of the meeting will be the Omicron virus which is behind the latest surge in Covid cases in the country, and possible interventions that are needed to combat the spread while also securing livelihoods.
Health minister Joe Phaahla this week confirmed that health experts and government officials will meet in the coming week to discuss the rise in cases.
South Africa recorded over 32,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the last two days, an alarming surge that has pushed the total number of reported cases to over 3 million.
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