BREAKING | Schools will be closed and a travel ban will be in place from Wednesday as SA tries to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
President Cyril Ramaphosa made these announcements as part of the country's fight against the spread of coronavirus, which has now infected at least 61 people.“Initially it was people who have travelled outside the country, especially Italy. It is concerning now that we are dealing with internal transmission of the virus,” he said, without providing further details.
He said that, despite the religious, social and economic implications of the decisions, they were necessary because of the severity of the virus and its rapid spread.Ramaphosa said that to enforce “social distancing”, gatherings of more than 100 people would be prohibited and that mass celebrations of national days and other government events were cancelled.
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