The transition to the next phase of the coronavirus response will be more difficult than the present one, as the risk of infection outbreaks increases and demand on medical facilities grows, says President Cyril Ramaphosa
ountries that have started easing their lockdown restrictions are doing so tentatively and with extreme caution.Like our citizens, their populations are restive and frustrated with the curtailment of personal freedoms.
A number of countries including Germany, Iran and China have seen a rise in new infections since they relaxed certain restrictions. He said the next phase of the national response was as much about continuity as about change or innovation. “We will introduce new measures to make contact tracing more effective. We will need to implement mass sanitisation of workplaces, public transport and other spaces,” he said.
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