President Cyril Ramaphosa said the decision to extend the national lockdown until the end of April was not taken lightly.
Addressing the nation on Thursday, Ramaphosa announced a two-week extension of the national lockdown in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
He said while evidence showed that the lockdown had helped curb the spread of the virus, the struggle against the coronavirus was far from over. “But I know, as you do, that unless we take these difficult measures now, unless we hold this course for a little longer, the coronavirus pandemic will ultimately come to our country,” Ramaphosa said.
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