Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says the implementation of a “hard lockdown” as an instrument to control rising coronavirus cases cannot be ruled out.
Mkhize said the National Coronavirus Command Council was meeting regularly and dealing with issues on how to handle the rising cases across the country. He said at the moment the NCCC had not decided on whether certain hotspot provinces such as Gauteng should be placed on a hard lockdown.
On Sunday, Gauteng recorded 63 404 confirmed cases with deaths at 353. The Sunday Times reported that the Gauteng government was considering approaching the NCCC to ask for a hard lockdown to be implemented in the province. Mkhize, while speaking on Talk Radio 702, said the rise in cases in Gauteng was expected because of the province's high population numbers.
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