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RECORDED | Health minister Joe Phaahla interacts with media on new variant

Minister of health Dr Joe Phaahla and deputy minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo are hosting a virtual question and answer media session on Friday.

Health minister Joe Phaahla says a lockdown-free Christmas will depend on the public’s behaviour.
Health minister Joe Phaahla says a lockdown-free Christmas will depend on the public’s behaviour. (Freddy Mavunda)

Minister of health Dr Joe Phaahla and deputy minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo are hosting a virtual question and answer media session on Friday.

This comes after a media briefing held by the department on Thursday on the latest developments around a new Covid-19 variant, called B.1.1.529, which was recently detected in SA.

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