How day 1 of shutdown went, with 1,170 Covid-19 cases confirmed
He clarified that only one death in the country could be conclusively linked to Covid-19, while the other one was currently only “suspected”.Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula explained that the main focus on the first day was to lock down Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape, the three most affected provinces. However, the army was now in all nine provinces.
“Transporting essential workers was the first issue today. It started well although there were long queues at 5am because taxis did not arrive.”Mbalula acknowledged that it was primarily human transport that was responsible for the spread of the virus and everyone needed to understand that their could be no travel between provinces, metros and districts.Police Minister Bheki Cele said the police had focused some of their efforts on the N1 route and people heading to Limpopo had been turned back.
“We know at least that this thing kills. [The death of a 28-year-old] blows the theory that this only kills people in their 60s, 70s, 80s. No. The first victim is 28 years old.” Patel said farms and the related services around that had been hard at work and stores had started to replenish stocks after the week’s panic buying.
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