President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on developments in relation to the country’s response to the pandemic follows meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) and Cabinet.

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Ramaphosa also hosted a virtual engagement on January 10 between government and interfaith leaders on the Covid-19 Risk Adjusted Strategy.

Sunday’s discussions focused on the unfolding pandemic in the country and continent and efforts to secure vaccines for all.

Just concluded an engagement with interfaith leaders where we discussed the #COVID19 risk-adjusted strategy, at a time of rapidly rising infections and sadly, many deaths. We gave an update on rate of infections, hospital admissions, lives lost and the vaccine rollout strategy.

— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) January 10, 2021

We emphasised the need for clear communication of facts. All the faith leaders welcomed the consultation and expressed appreciation for the efforts of government and the role of religious leaders to continue to mobilise communities to follow all the health protocols.

— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) January 10, 2021

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