President Cyril Ramaphosa said under the lockdown, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases was at 4% on average per day, compared to 42% before the lockdown was enforced. Lockdownextension cyrilramaphosa LOCKSOUTHAFRICADOWN Covid19InSA
Johannesburg - President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the National Coronavirus Command Council has decided to extend the national lockdown by a further two weeks.
“If we end the lockdown too soon and too abruptly, we risk an insurgence of the disease which will render all our efforts meaningless after all the great sacrifices we have made. Ramaphosa said government would gradually allow the phased recovery of the economy, but under strict and controlled conditions.
Ramaphosa also revealed that there were 1934 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus within the country.
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