While there is no need to keep certain areas at level 4, other areas might need to stay at that classification for a while longer in order to curb infection rates.
As the country anticipates all the things they will be able to do again once level 3 of the national lockdown kicks in, those living in areas considered to be hotspots may have to wait a little while longer.
“Even though we might now be used to the fact there is Covid-19, it is a little bit more problematic now than it was before.”He elaborated on the risk-adjusted strategy to easing the lockdown based on the fact that some districts have less cases and a lower rate of infection than others, and that it would, therefore, be unsustainable to keep strict lockdown measures enforced in those areas.
26 May 2020 – A presentation delivered by Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize during a Covid -19 plenary briefing of the members of the National Council of Provinces However, it should be noted that hotspots are districts with more than five active infections per 100,000 people, and hard lockdowns will only be considered in these areas if all other measures fail to contain the spread of the virus.
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