The national coronavirus command council (NCCC) is meeting on Tuesday.
Recently, scientists advising the government and health minister Zweli Mkhize on the Covid-19 response suggested the ban be lifted as it has achieved its objective.
Winde said pressure had eased on the health-care system, with the number of Covid-related hospitalisations dropping to below the 1,200-mark over the past few days — the lowest hospitalisation numbers recorded in the province since June. Winde said higher levels of unemployment will affect food security, the nutrition of adults and children, and violent crime, and will cost lives now and in the future.
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