Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla on Wednesday repealed Covid-19 regulations governing the use of face masks and that people leaving SA or coming to SA must produce full vaccination certificates.
In a government gazette on Wednesday, Phaahla repealed regulations 16A, 16B and 16C of the regulations relating to the surveillance and the control of notifiable medical conditions in their entirety.
A leaked memorandum from Phaahla dated June 20 showed he was calling for an end to all remaining Covid-19 restrictions. The memo said with a major decline in infection numbers, hospitalisations and deaths, the minister argued these measured were not appropriate.IRR head of campaigns Gabriel Crouse said if people want to mask and vaccinate and avoid packed stadiums, they are most welcome to do so.
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