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Independent News reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday night that SA would go to level 1 Covid-19 lockdown with immediate effect. “The country has now clearly passed the second wave,“ Ramaphosa noted.
He credited the public health measures and changes in behaviour by the public for the decline in infections. The easing of restrictions means that the curfew hours change to midnight to 4 am and public gatherings – including social political and religious gatherings – are once again permitted, but restricted to 100 people for indoor gatherings and 250 for outdoor events (where the venue allows). Gathering after funerals, commonly known as “after tears”, were still not permitted, the president said. Alcohol sales both for on and off site consumption, will be permitted during normal pre-lockdown trading hours, providing that this is outside the curfew hours. The land borders that have been closed during the lockdown will remain so, and only five airports will be open for international flights. Ramaphosa warned that the wearing of masks remained compulsory. The country has been in lockdown for 11 months after the first local case of Covid-19 was confirmed on 5 March 2020.
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