Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla and his deputy Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo are briefing the media virtually on Friday regarding Covid-19 developments and the vaccination programme in SA.

On Thursday, the department revealed the country’s lockdown restrictions will stay at level 1 as the country heads into the holiday season.

The national coronavirus command council has decided to maintain the existing restrictions despite a surge in confirmed Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.

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