South Africa
#Covid19: Alcohol's impact on health system─── 16:41 Fri, 10 Jul 2020
The National Command Council is expected to give direction on the impact of alcohol on the public health system.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says casualty cases are up 40-50-percent since lifting the ban on the sale of alcohol.
Mkhize and Gauteng MEC Bandile Masuku were at the Tshwane District Hospital to monitor levels of COVID-19 compliance.
Gauteng overtook the Western Cape making it the province with the most confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
