The number of Covid-19 cases has risen to 554, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Tuesday.
A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a globe-shape in a public garden on March 23 2020, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Algiers, Algeria.This is who is exempt from national lockdown - and what will be closed
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide lockdown on Monday night. This step will see millions of South Africans restricted to their homes and many services being unavailable.health workers in the public and private sectors;those in security services - such as the police, traffic officers, military medical personnel, soldiers - and other persons necessary for our response to the pandemic;essential banking services;those in the provision of medical and hygiene products.
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