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President Cyril Ramaphosa will speak in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday (November 11) at 8:00 p.m.
The president is expected to speak about the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the effectiveness of the lockdown restrictions.
THE PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS THE NATION ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN # COVID-19 REPLY
President @CyrilRamaphosa will address the nation at 8:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, November 11, 2020, on South Africa’s response to the #coronavirus pandemic. #Stay safe pic.twitter.com/JHboo30Att
– Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) November 11, 2020
Monday, Bloomberg reported that the government is considering reimposing various measures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic as fears about a second wave mount, citing three officials familiar with the situation.
The option of reintroducing the restrictions is likely to be on the table when the National Coronavirus Command Council meets this week, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the information has not been made public.
However, the chairman of the Covid-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, said that South Africa’s overall coronavirus statistics show that the country is doing “ incredibly well ” in its response to the pandemic, and no need to worry.
Talking to Jacaranda On Wednesday (Nov 11), Karim said that while daily new infections can get quite high, it was important not to look at daily coronavirus statistics, which can show variations, but rather to look at statistics on an average of seven days. .
“If you look at an average of seven days, we have been quite stable and have done reasonably well. We had a bit of a tilt, but (now) it has stabilized and the situation now is that we have local transmission at a fairly local level. “
Karim said South Africa already has “good” rules regarding events and mask use during its current level 1 lockdown.
Rather than introducing more restrictions proactively, he said it was more a matter of enforcement and ensuring current rules were followed.
South Africa reported having 1,729 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday (Nov 10), bringing the reported total to 740,254.
Deaths have reached 19,951 (a daily increase of 106), while recoveries have risen to 683,194, leaving the country with a balance of 37,109 active cases.
Read: Government Covid-19 Advisor on Bringing South Africa to a Tougher Lockdown
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