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South Africa: Lockdown to Move to Level 3, but Risk of Infections Now Even Greater - Ramaphosa
News24Wire, 24 May 2020
After nearly 60 days of tough Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a drop to Level 3, bringing a significant easing of measures to combat the deadly… Read more »
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South Africa: The Science Behind Level 3 - Ramaphosa Lauds 'Diverse and Sometimes Challenging Views'
News24Wire, 24 May 2020
As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the downgrade to Level 3 of the national Covid-19 lockdown, he thanked scientists for challenging and pushing the government's response to… Read more »
South Africa Moves to Lockdown Level 3 Come June 1st
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a countrywide move from level four to level three lockdown as of June 1. Although alcohol will be on sale, under strict conditions for home consumption, when the country moves to level three, cigarettes and other tobacco products will remain banned. More South Africans will be able to go back to work, and the first wave of students would return to school and tertiary institutions, despite concerns from parents and teachers unions.
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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With the majority of salons closed due to physical distancing to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, people have taken matters into their own hands - trimming their own ... Read more »
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Teachers' unions and associations who were involved in meetings with the Department of Education have expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of detail given by Minister Angie ... Read more »
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"We have looked at the data for patients who have been hospitalised and found that, consistent with evidence emerging worldwide, hypertension, diabetes and cardiac disease are the ... Read more »
President Cyril Ramaphosa gives a televised address about the COVID-19 lockdown.
