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News24 reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved the country to adjusted level 2 with effect from Monday.
As part of the regulations that kicked in at midnight, indoor gatherings have been reduced from 250 to 100 and outdoor events will now accommodate only 250 people instead of 500, or 50% of their capacity if the venue is too small. The curfew now starts at 23:00 and ends at 04:00. Funerals will only be allowed to have 100 people in attendance and should only go on for only two hours. Night vigils are still not allowed. Restaurants, bars and gyms will have to close by 22:00 so workers can travel home. But the government has refrained from more severe restrictions, such as banning the sale of alcohol or closing borders. Covid-19 cases have been rapidly rising in the country. When announcing the adjusted lockdown level, Ramaphosa said the North West, Free State, Gauteng and Northern Cape were in a third wave of infections. The president said the restrictions would ensure that hospitals were not overwhelmed as new cases rose. "It remains mandatory for every person to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth at all times. It should be remembered it is a criminal offence to not do so," Ramaphosa warned. He added that the third wave and its severity would be determined by how the public behaved and the amount of contact each person had with other people.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tebogo Monama at News24
- Read too, Ramaphosa urges diligence as he tightens Covid-19 restrictions, at BusinessLive
- And also, SA weer op vlak 2, at Maroela Media
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