FAMILY MEETING TONIGHT

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20:00 tonight Tuesday, 15 June 2021, on developments in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The President’s address follows a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council, the President’s Coordinating Council and Cabinet.

“As South Africa rolls out its national COVID-19 vaccination programme, government and social partners are continuously monitoring infection, treatment and patient recovery rates, as well as compliance with health regulations and other prevention measures.” the Presidency said in a statement.

South Africa has entered the Third Wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country has seen a spike in new infections and hospitals are beginning to feel pressure. At the time of publishing South Africa recorded 83 304 COVID-19 active cases with 114 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours.

Ramaphosa is expected to enforce stricter lockdown restrictions to curb the new COVID-19 infections that continue to increase.