NCCC has some tough decisions to make when it meets with Ramaphosa on Wednesday



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By Se-Anne Rall Article publication time 2h ago

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DURBAN – National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) chief medical epidemiologist Dr. Harry Moultrie believes the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) will have some tough decisions to make in their meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa, which It will be carried out. tomorrow morning.

In an interview with Cape Talk, Moultrie said the NCCC may have to review a number of issues, including the implementation of the beach ban in certain hotspot areas.

Ramaphosa last week placed the country in a tight level 3 lockdown until January 15.

“If I were to risk guessing what they would be seeing, I think they will be looking very carefully at trends at the provincial and district level in terms of new cases, admissions and deaths. For many areas of the country, all three metrics are showing strong biases. on the upside, possibly the two exceptions being the Eastern Cape, which appears to have possibly passed the peak of its second resurgence, as well as some areas of the Western Cape, “Moultrie said.

He added that decisions will focus on what restrictions they can ease and whether additional restrictions might be necessary in other areas.

There is still no date when Ramaphosa will address the nation, and no, his WhatsApp administrator does not know either.

Rather wait for the official confirmation of the Presidency!

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