We’re at the @HealthZA #COVID2019 briefing with @DrZweliMkhize in Durban. He is expected to engage with the public via Zoom on the technical aspects of the country’s response. Proceedings will begin shortly. Catch it on #eNCA #DStv403.

The health minister says there are now 2272 cases of #COVID2019 in the country, an increase of 99. There are also two new deaths, one in the Western Cape and one in Gauteng.

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, the chairperson of the #COVID19 ministerial advisory committee, compares the infection rate in the UK vs SA. He says South Africa’s trajectory is unique.

Karim says it’s likely that infections will spike again when the #LockdownSA ends. #COVID19

Karim shares the “difficult truth”: South Africa will not escape unscathed. He explains with the slide below. #LockdownSA #COVID19

Karim tells us why the delay, ie #LockdownSA, is important. #COVID19

A visual representation of #COVID19inSA.

The case numbers over the next few days will tell us if #LockdownSA needs to continue. #Covid19SA #eNCA

These are the next four stages of South Africa’s #COVID19 response. #eNCA