Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane on Thursday said that the constant relaxation of lockdown regulations was not helping the province in its attempts to flatten the curve.
The premier said he would soon lobby the national government to consider the enforcement of a total shutdown of the province to stop the spread of the coronavirus, especially in the Eastern Cape’s rural areas.
He said that the province was testing and screening as many people as possible, but the constant movement of people, despite the lockdown being in place, was negating the potential positive impact of the lockdown.
Mabuyane said that the province was concerned after yesterday’s Covid-19 updates had shown the province has jumped almost 50%, from 32 to 45 confirmed cases.
The premier was speaking during a live online video press conference where journalists were invited to ask questions via video chat software.
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