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On Saturday, 12 June 2021, Acting Minister of Health Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane joined Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Health MEC Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital vaccination centre to assess the status of the vaccine rollout programme.
Addressing the media, the Acting Health Minister announced that it will be the first vaccination site  that will now operate on weekends to broaden the reach and expand the vaccination programme.   
"Many of our citizens have been saying to us vaccine centres are only opened during the week and none are operational over the weekend. We are here today to showcase the first site to be opened on a weekend," said Acting Minister Kubayi-Ngubane. 
''For our vaccine roll out, we do believe that this is a massive step towards assisting us to increase the numbers of the vaccinations of our population, which is 60 plus together with our healthcare workers," she continued.
The Acting Minister also said  that an intervention team will also be deployed to the Gauteng Province to assist with the sharp increase of COVI-19 numbers. 
"When you look at the past couple of days, you would see that the numbers in Gauteng are a worrisome and there are areas specifically Johannesburg where we need to make serious interventions".
''We will be able to send an intervention team into Gauteng that will assist us with the human capital to support the province in managing the pandemic. We are paying attention to the capacity of the province in terms of hospital beds," added the Acting Minister.
According to Gauteng Premier David Makhura the  dramatic increase in hospital admissions and   COVID-19-related complication  can be attributed to people's failure to take the pandemic seriously. 
"People are going on as if we are not in the middle of a raging pandemic. People should adhere to the COVID-19 regulations and stop moving the virus around", said Premier Makhura 
''The reports we have been getting from the private sector colleagues is that the system is under extreme pressure and it is now shifting to the public health system. This is felt and is evident based on the number of hospital admissions," added Premier Makhura.