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President Cyril Ramaphosa will convene the National Coronavirus Command Council on Sunday, a government statement said, after scientists detected a new Covid-19 variant in the country.
Decisions taken by the council inform the government's stance on the Covid-19 pandemic, including the level of lockdown restrictions.