Gauteng Premier David Makhura says he is consulting about introducing a hard localised lockdown in the province.
Stricter regulations are needed in Gauteng in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the province. This is according to Gauteng Premier David Makhura who has given an update on the state of the pandemic in the province on Thursday.
Close to 600 schools in Gauteng have been affected by the coronavirus.
The South African Medical Research Council has emphasised the importance of wearing a mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19 as hotspot areas are emerging across the country.
The Health Department says COVID-19 models predict that Gauteng will within the coming days emerge as the next epicentre of the disease in the country.
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