President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation in the coming days regarding the removal of the National State of Disaster. 'I want to see the State of Disaster coming to an end but I am not going to be reckless,' he said.
“We have met with traditional leaders, we have met with various other leaders, as well as religious leaders, we are going to lift the State of Disaster and we are going to put in place health regulations that will enable everyone to feel safe but at the same time, we want to boost vaccination,” Ramaphosa said.
This rescinds the current requirement of negative PRC test results for all incoming travellers, with or without a vaccination certificate.According to Ramaphosa, although the government plans to lift the National State of Disaster, there are certain measures that will need to be kept in place in order to enable the government to manage the pandemic.
The President went on to say that the interests of citizens, when it comes to their lives and livelihoods, has been his greatest preoccupation for the better part of the last two years.
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