Sama welcomes lifting of state of disaster, encourages govt to ramp up vaccine drive
President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Monday night following increasing pressure in recent months to scrap COVID-19 regulations implemented in 2020.
However, some regulations like indoor mask-wearing and limits on gatherings are being kept for 30 days."We believe that it is good for the economy and we encourage government to ramp up vaccinations so that we do not have those that have been left out to fend for themselves, so we believe that government is going to come up with strategies now that we are plateauing in terms of vaccinations," Mzukwa said.
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