Cabinet at pains over fresh lockdown

As at January 15, the country had 1,892 active cases of COVID-19 and 88 deaths which have mostly occurred in recent weeks. While the numbers of patients in medical facilities and respirators is not known, healthcare officials say the system is under pressure particularly from the new, aggressive Coronavirus variant from South Africa.

The current curfew is due to expire on January 31 and with the rising cases and deaths, authoritative sources said Cabinet had asked the Coronavirus Task Team to advise on how best to proceed.