The South African Defence Force is calling up Reserve Force members to assist in the fight against Covid-19 in line with the National Management Act. LockdownSA CoronavirusInSA
Cape Town - The South African Defence Force is calling up Reserve Force members to assist in the fight against Covid-19, in line with the National Management Act, the defence department said on Saturday.
"The SANDF will be deployed in various capacities in the implementation of the national lockdown in order to execute a broad plan of urban and rural operations. Similarly, the SA Military Health Service has called up Reserve Force doctors, nurses, operational emergency care practitioners together with teams to work with other health practitioners in various fields," the department said.
On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide 21-day lockdown from midnight on Thursday until midnight on April 16. In an address broadcast live on television, Ramaphosa said all people in South Africa would be compelled to stay at home, save for essential services such as health workers in the public and private sectors, emergency personnel and those in security services such as the police, traffic officers, military medical personnel and soldiers.
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