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As Covid-19 Surges, South Africa Cracks Down on Coastal Metro

The Nelson Mandela Bay metro has become the first in South Africa to be declared an official coronavirus hotspot, the Daily Maverick reports. The metropolitan area, centred around the city of Port Elizabeth, has more than 4,000 active cases of coronavirus infections, and a death toll of 1,867 people. In a televised address to the nation on December 3, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that as of December 4, the sale of alcohol on Fridays and over the weekends would be banned in the metro; no on-site alcohol consumption at licensed facilities would be allowed after 10pm and no consumption of alcohol would be allowed at beaches and parks. The rest of the country remains at Level 1 lockdown. The nation has the highest rate of Covid-19 infections in Africa, with 796,472 confirmed cases as of December 3, 2020.

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Area Becomes Country's First Hotspot

Daily Maverick, 3 December 2020

Alcohol sales have been limited to four days a week, a 10pm curfew has been introduced and the consumption of alcohol at public venues, including beaches, has been banned as Nelson… Read more »

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President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on December 3, 2020.

South Africa: Two Other Districts to be Assessed After Nelson Mandela Bay Declared a Hotspot

SAnews.gov.za, 3 December 2020

Government will at midnight implement additional measures in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19… Read more »
South Africa: Efforts to Ensure Access to Covid-19 Vaccine On Track - President

SAnews.gov.za, 3 December 2020

With many initiatives around the world to speed up the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that government is working with its… Read more »
South Africa: Text of President's Address to the Nation, December 3, 2020

Govt of SA, 3 December 2020

My fellow South Africans, Read more »
Africa: Covax Plan Boosts Covid-19 Vaccine Hopes for Developing Countries

Daily Maverick, 1 December 2020

Without a magic wand, no country will immediately be able to vaccinate very large numbers of people, but for developing countries, the hurdles between approval in the northern… Read more »
South Africa: WHO Urges Countries to Sign Covid-19 Vaccine Pact

SAnews.gov.za, 25 August 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to desist from the nationalisation of COVID-19 vaccines and has requested that they join a vaccine pact. Read more »