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President Cyril Ramaphosa will chair a meeting of the President's Coordinating Council on Saturday to deliberate preparations for moving most of the country to the Covid-19 alert level three.
The presidency says the meeting will be co-chaired by the president and Deputy President David Mabuza and will include cabinet ministers, all nine provincial premiers, and representatives of the South African Local Government Association.
It says the meeting will also discuss measures to combat the spread of the pandemic.
The presidency says today's meeting follows yesterday's consultation between government and social partners under the auspices of the National Economic Development and Labour Council.
Covid-19 alert level three would entail a more extensive reopening of the economy and the lifting of restrictions on the movement of people and goods.
Ramaphosa had been in continuous consultation with various sectors of society on the management of the national state of disaster since the government first acted to limit the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the country on March 27, the presidency statement said.
On Wednesday, Ramaphosa announced that most of the country could move to level three as of the end of May, but added that certain parts of the country, or districts, with high levels of confirmed Covid-19 cases, may remain on level four.
- African News Agency
