All of South Africa will move to level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown on June 1, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday.
All of South Africa will move to level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown on June, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday.
"We are particularly concerned about the situation in the city of Cape Town and in the Western Cape in general," Ramaphosa said.A full-time team of experienced personnel which includes epidemiologists, nurses,family practitioners and support staff will be assigned to each hotspot. The president added that under level 3 lockdown the sale of alcohol would be allowed under strict trading conditions within clearly defined times. He said the ban on the sale of tobacco products remains in place due to the health risks associated with smoking.
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