Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday that there were 424 new cases of the respiratory illness, taking the national total to 8,232.
Mkhize was speaking at a briefing on Thursday night where Ithuba Holdings was handing over 100,000 reusable face masks. Police officers were among those receiving the masks, which are emblazoned with the SAPS logo and the word “police”.“174 of them are from the Western Cape, and the rest from the rest of the country. We are not immune to the challenges that are there,” he said."I go to a lot of roadblocks. Sometimes these [masks] become wet because members are sweating there, working.
"About two days ago, police wanted to arrest someone. They told him to go to the van but he refused. They [police] had to push him to the van and he said that was going to charge the police for breaking social distancing rules," he said, in a lighthearted moment.
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