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By Se-Anne Rall 
45m ago
DURBAN – The Presidency has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa will not address the nation tonight.
This after a message went viral on social media over the weekend, stating that the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) was scheduled to meet and that the country would return to Level 5 of the national lockdown by midnight this week. night.
According to the message, “The Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, confirmed that the NCCC members were removed from the license to address concerns as Covid-19 cases continue to rise day by day. They are expected to be discussed. more stringent regulations Presidency Spokesman Tyrone Seale says the meeting will take place this afternoon but could not confirm when President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on an update. “
The bogus message claimed that Ramaphosa will bring South Africa to blockade level 5 for a period of seven days. That’s a total lockdown for a week. Hospitals are overwhelmed by trauma and Covid-19.
Cabinet spokeswoman Phumla Williams said the message was false and there was no meeting planned.
Ramaphosa headed into the country last week when he moved South Africa to a tight level 3 lockdown. It also extended the state of disaster until January 15.
Meanwhile, according to the latest news from the Department of Health, South Africa has a cumulative count of 1,100,748 Covid-19 cases with 29,577 deaths and 903,679 recoveries.
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